No. 9 seed West Virginia was last in the Big 12 in points surrendered (71 per game) and 3-point shooting defense (.341%), plus second-to-last in field goal shooting defense allowed (.448%). They head to Birmingham, Alabama, for this one and lost eight of 11 road games this season. West Virginia is 73-48 UNDER the First Half total after two or more straight games going UNDER. No. 8 seed Maryland has no such defensive concerns under first-year coach Kevin Willard, fourth in the Big 10 in points given up (63.2 ppg) and sixth at defending beyond the arc. The Terrapins went 5-2 against Big Ten teams that were ranked in the Top 25 and have won 14 of their last 15 opening-round tournament games. Maryland is also 27-13 UNDER the First Half Total after a defeat, including 15-4 UNDER the First Half Total after a double-digit loss. Look for the superior defensive team to win the game with a low-scoring first half. Play Maryland on the moneyline + the First Half UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 60% of the public bets were on West Virginia Mountaineers on the -2.5 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that West Virginia would win by a score of 71.0 to 69.6 with West Virginia winning on the moneyline, Maryland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Maryland Terrapins on the +1.5 ATS. 57% of the public money was on Maryland Terrapins to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that West Virginia would win by a score of 69.7 to 68.6 with West Virginia winning on the moneyline, Maryland winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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