A pair of Big Ten foes will face each other on Wednesday evening when the Penn State Nittany Lions travel to College Park, Maryland to face the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET and will air on the Big Ten Network.

The Penn State Nittany Lions started the season off with a record of 4-0, however, they have lost four straight games which includes a last-place finish in the ESPN Events Invitational after losing to the Texas A&M Aggies by a score of 77-89 in the 1^st round, the Butler Bulldogs in the Consolation round by a score of 78-88, and the VCU Rams in the 7^th place game by a score of 74-86. Penn State hasn’t played well defensively in their last four games as they are allowing an average of 84.75 points per game during their losing streak. However, they have still been an above-average defensive team this season as they are allowing an average of 69.13 points per game. The Penn State Nittany Lions will look to end their four-game losing streak when they travel to face the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday evening.

The Maryland Terrapins enter this game with a record of 4-4 and saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Friday with a 53-65 loss in the Big Ten opener on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers. The Terrapins have been one of the best defensive teams in college basketball this season as they are allowing an average of 63 points per game while also being a below-average offensive team as they are averaging 68.5 points per game which is below the 74.74 average for the rest of college basketball. Maryland will look to bounce back following their loss on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions.

BookMaker has the Maryland Terrapins listed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday evening. Penn State has won six of the last ten while Maryland has won two of the last three meetings. The teams are 5-5 ATS in the last ten while the Terrapins are 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Penn State Nittany Lions are 2-6 ATS overall and 0-1 ATS as an underdog this season while the Maryland Terrapins are 2-6 ATS overall, 2-2 ATS at home, 2-4 ATS as a favorite, and 0-1 ATS in conference games on the year.

The teams enter this game with identical records of 4-4, however, the Penn State Nittany Lions are on a four-game losing streak. Maryland has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the last three games while going 2-1 ATS in those meetings. Neither team has been good at covering the spread this season as they are both 2-6 ATS overall, however, given the struggles Penn State has had over their last four games I look for Maryland to get the win and cover the spread on Wednesday evening which is why I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Maryland Terrapins when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions on Wednesday evening.