10* College Hoops Game of the Week
(NCAAB) South Dakota State vs. Maryland,
Point Spread: -9.00 | -104.00 Maryland (Home)
Result: Loss
From South Dakota we have a 26 win team that has not bee an underdog in their last 20 games and the last time they were was at Weber St and they failed to cover. Maryland must like Oklahoma is a team with the talent to be able to win it all but against fierce competition and has gone 3-5 SU their last 8 games. For them to advance past the first 2 rounds they will have to start playing better starting in this game and a convincing win can breed confidence. Maryland is head and shoulders above the competition South Dakota St has faced. The Jackrabbits average almost 48% shooting at home but only 43.1% away from home and when they played away from home versus the best two defensive teams in their conference (ND St #67 & IUPUI #155) they only shot 40% vs NDSt in the conf tourney and 28.8% when they visited them and only 41% at IUPUI. I expect a shut-down defensive performance for the Terps and a win by 20 or more here.