NCAA Betting Picks: Maryland Terrapins and Duke Blue Devils

Saturday, February 11, 2012

by Mike Stewart

Ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils has scorers all over the court and may have finally found the player capable of taking over at the end of games in freshman Austin Rivers. Maryland Terrapins ranks 11th in the ACC in scoring defense, surrendering 70.1 points, and has dropped five of its last seven games. The Terrapins controlled the pace for a short time in the first meeting but eventually ran out of gas, dropping a 74-61 in College Park on the day they renamed the court after former coach Gary Williams. With the outside shots not falling in that matchup, the Blue Devils went to the inside and got 23 points and 12 rebounds from Mason Plumlee.

- Maryland Terrapins @ Duke Blue Devils
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
TV: ET, ESPN, ESPN3.com

The Blue Devils have opened as 15-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NCAA Basketball Odds.

Maryland Terrapins (14-9): Stuck in seventh place in the ACC, the Terrapins need a strong finish to improve their NCAA Tournament at-large hopes. With four of the remaining seven regular-season games against ranked opponents, Maryland will need to get more from a defense that has surrendered 76.4 points over the last seven games. The Terrapins snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a 64-62 victory at Clemson on Tuesday despite nearly squandering a 14-point lead. Maryland has lost its last four trips to Cameron Indoor Stadium and 10 of 11 overall to the Blue Devils.

Duke Blue Devils (20-4): The Blue Devils have lost two straight home games for the first time in five years, including a crushing overtime loss to Miami on Sunday. They trailed at North Carolina by double figures on Wednesday before Rivers took over. The highly touted prospect buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap an 85-84 victory over the archrivals and finished with 29 points. Rivers has stepped up over the last three games, averaging 22.3 points.

1. Duke has not lost three straight at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995.

2. Maryland guard Terrell Stoglin leads the ACC in scoring at 22.0, including 27.0 over the last four.

3. The Terrapins rank last in the ACC in steals and have a minus-2.22 turnover margin.

NCAA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Blue Devils 81, Terrapins 69

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