The Maryland Terrapins will travel to Piscataway, New York to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Jersey Mike’s Arena with the game scheduled to start at 12:00 PM ET on Sunday afternoon and will air on the Big Ten Network.

The Maryland Terrapins are in a tie with the Indiana Hoosiers for 11^th place in the Big Ten Conference with a conference record of 6-10 and an overall record of 14-12 while having lost five of their last six games and are on a two-game losing streak following Tuesday’s 70-74 loss on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers. Maryland has been one of the lowest-scoring teams in college basketball as they rank 282^nd in scoring with an average of 69.85 points per game. 

Defensively, the Terrapins have been one of the best teams in the nation as they are allowing the 24^th fewest points per game nationally with an average of 64.96 points allowed per game. Julian Reese enters this game averaging a double-double with an average of 13.8 points and 10 rebounds per game while also leading the team in blocks with an average of 2 blocks per game. 

The Maryland Terrapins will look to end their two-game losing streak when they travel to face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights enter this game with an overall record of 14-12 and are in 10^th place in the Big Ten Conference with a conference record of 6-9 while having lost their last two games in a row which includes Thursday’s 68-96 loss on the road against the 3^rd-ranked Purdue Boilermakers. The Scarlet Knights rank 331^st nationally in scoring with an average of 66.42 points per game, however, Rutgers has been one of the better teams defensively in college basketball this season as they are allowing an average of 65.79 points per game which ranks 35^th in college basketball. 

Clifford Omoruyi has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the Scarlet Knights in rebounds and blocks and is tied for the team lead in scoring with an average of 10.9 points, 8.8 rebounds, and is 2^nd in the nation in blocks with an average of 3.2 blocks per game. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will look to avoid their 3^rd loss in a row when they host the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday afternoon.

WagerWeb has the Rutgers Scarlet Knights listed as 2-point favorites at home against the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday afternoon. The teams have split the last ten games while Rutgers has won two of the previous three meetings. The Scarlet Knights have covered the spread in seven of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series. The Maryland Terrapins are 11-16 ATS overall, 5-5 ATS on the road, 5-8 ATS as an underdog, and 7-9 ATS in conference games this season while the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are 12-14 ATS overall, 8-6 ATS at home, 6-7 ATS as a favorite, and 7-8 ATS in conference games on the year.

The teams enter this matchup with identical records of 14-12, however, Rutgers has been the better team most recently in the series, winning two of the previous three contests. The Scarlet Knights have covered the spread in seven of the last ten and two of the previous three games in the series while also being the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 12-14 ATS overall and 8-6 ATS at home while the Terrapins are 11-16 ATS overall and 5-5 ATS on the road. Lay the points with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights when they host the Maryland Terrapins on Sunday afternoon.