Who’s Playing
Brown @ Maryland
Current Records: Brown 8-6; Maryland 7-4
What to Know
The Maryland Terrapins have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Brown Bears at 7 p.m. ET Dec. 30 at Xfinity Center. The Terrapins are the favorite in this one, with an expected 11.5-point margin of victory.
Maryland ended the year with a bang, routing the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 76-55 on Tuesday. Maryland got their victory on the backs of several key players, and it was guard Eric Ayala out in front picking up 20 points.
Meanwhile, a win for Brown just wasn’t in the stars on Monday as the team never even grasped a temporary lead. It’s hard to picture a worse defeat than the 93-62 bruising that they suffered against the Syracuse Orange. The top scorer for Brown was guard Kino Lilly Jr. (13 points).
This next matchup looks promising for Maryland, who are favored by a full 11.5 points. They may be expected to win, but bettors beware: they are only 1-7 against the spread when favored.
Maryland’s win lifted them to 7-4 while Brown’s loss dropped them down to 8-6. We’ll see if the Terrapins can repeat their recent success or if the Bears bounce back and reverse their fortune.
How To Watch
- When: Thursday at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Xfinity Center — College Park, Maryland
- TV: Big Ten Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $6.00
Odds
The Terrapins are a big 11.5-point favorite against the Bears, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Terrapins as a 12.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -111
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Series History
This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last six years.
