Oddsmakers may be overreacting to poor play by Michigan's Wolverine.
Wolverine is preferred on the BetMgm Sportsbook with 2.5 points, but Terrapin first bets on 1.5 before being bought back to bring the line back into the opening figure.
Michigan scheduled the schedule by going 22-7, but did it with a thin margin, tallying 13-16 against the spread (ATS) mark despite its strong record.
Meanwhile, Wolverine was recently blown away by Michigan and Illinois.
Maryland entered this collision 12-6 in the Big Ten, losing a close Michigan and Pennsylvania contest, making Pennsylvania tight in the final two games.
The book is overcorrected by poor Michigan play, is it true?
Maryland vs Michigan Odds
| team | Spread it | Money Line | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | +2.5 (-115) | +115 | 154.5 (-105) or higher |
| Michigan | -2.5 (-105) | -140 | Less than 154.5 (-115) |
Maryland vs. Michigan forecast
Maryland is a team that is primarily focused on Jardo Play, led by Jaco Biggillespie, Rodney Rice and Selton Miguel.
Michigan is against it. There are two 7 footers, Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf, which always clogs paint.
For Michigan, it's sales that puts things at risk.
Wolverine has lifted the ball at an embarrassing pace, ranking 337th in each game this season (14.3 turnovers per game).
This spells bad news for Wolverines and is the 45th best in the nation considering Terrapin's 14.07 turnover per game.
Maryland has a turnover rate of 21st in each game (3.6).
They won't last long in March if Wolverine continues to flip it at this rate.
They're still not playing well. Bubble Team Indiana wiped them out at home on Sunday.
Normally I would consider the turnover as a bit of a variance-based Flukey Stat that can turn it over from game to game, but Michigan hasn't even played enough to place a bet on Wednesday.
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In my model, Maryland has a very small weaker, 76.8-77.5, giving Maryland +2.5 some value for this primetime slope.
Michigan's ATS trend is very bad, they should win by a very thin margin and either Terrapin wins or loses firmly.
Pick: Maryland +2.5 (-110, bet365)
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