The Maryland Terrapins (14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) are in Madison to meet the Wisconsin Badgers (17-9, 9-6 Big Ten) Tuesday night at the Kohl Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (Peacock). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Terrapins vs. Badgers odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Both schools enter their only meeting this season with just 1 win in February. The Terps took down Iowa at home 78-66 before losing 85-80 Saturday in College Park vs. No. 14 Illinois. The Badgers lost on the road 88-86 in OT to the Hawkeyes on Saturday, their 2nd OT loss this month.
A 62-54 home victory vs. lowly Ohio State is the only win in February for Wisconsin, however they failed to cover the 9-point spread. Wisconsin is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games, with 4 Overs hitting in that stretch.
Maryland boasts the top scoring defense in the conference at 64.6 points per game allowed. One major disparity statistically is blocks per game: The Terps average 4.9 blocks a game, more than 3 ahead of the Badgers, who are last in the conference (1.7 BPG).