Iowa vs. Maryland: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 24, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 24, 2024

Tony Perkins and Julian Reese will be among the players to watch when the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) play the Maryland Terrapins (11-8, 3-5 Big Ten) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Wednesday’s matchup between the Hawkeyes and the Terrapins features the Hawkeyes as 5-point favorites. The point total for the matchup is set at 151.5.

Iowa vs. Maryland Betting Lines

Iowa vs Maryland Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Iowa -5 151.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Iowa (-5)
Total Pick Under (151.5)

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Iowa vs. Maryland Stat Rankings

Iowa Avg. (Rank) Maryland Avg. (Rank)
86.1 (5th) Points Scored 70.2 (283rd)
77.8 (322nd) Points Allowed 63.8 (18th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.9 (152nd) Off. Rebounds 10.8 (36th)
7.2 (205th) 3pt Made 6.2 (298th)
20.2 (3rd) Assists 10.9 (332nd)
9.9 (48th) Turnovers 11.6 (184th)

Iowa vs. Maryland Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Hawkeyes are 7-10-0 this year.
  • Iowa’s ATS record as 5-point favorites or more is 4-4.
  • This year, 12 of the Hawkeyes’ 17 games have hit the over.
  • Iowa’s games have had more than 151.5 points scored on 15 occasions this season.
  • The average total for Hawkeyes games this season has been 163.9, 12.4 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Maryland has beaten the spread six times in 18 games.
  • The Terrapins have one win ATS (1-2) as a 5-point underdog or greater this year.
  • Iowa has seen 12 of its 17 games hit the over.
  • Terrapins games have had over 151.5 points three times this season.
  • The over/under for this game is 17.4 points higher than the average scoring total for Maryland’s games (134.1).

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Iowa Impact Players

  • Perkins leads the Hawkeyes at 4.2 assists per contest, while also posting 4.2 rebounds and 14.4 points.
  • Payton Sandfort is tops on his squad in rebounds per contest (6.9), and also averages 14.3 points and 2.7 assists. Defensively, he posts 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Ben Krikke is tops on the Hawkeyes with 16.5 points per contest and 1.7 assists, while also averaging 5.2 rebounds.
  • Owen Freeman is posting 10.6 points, 0.8 assists and 6.0 rebounds per contest.
  • Patrick McCaffery is posting 9.9 points, 1.7 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Maryland Impact Players

  • Reese is averaging a team-leading 9.8 rebounds per game. And he is delivering 13.4 points and 1.1 assists, making 51.5% of his shots from the field.
  • Donta Scott gives the Terrapins 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per contest. He also posts 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
  • Deshawn Harris-Smith gives the Terrapins 6.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest. He also posts 1.0 steal and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Jordan Geronimo gets the Terrapins 6.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest. He also posts 0.7 steals and 1.2 blocked shots.

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