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Penn State at Maryland

January 18, 2026
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A pair of 0-6 Big Ten teams with struggling offenses. Penn State has lost four in a row, averaging 70.5 points. Leading scorer Kayden Mingo (14.9 ppg, 4.5 apg) has a broken nose, missing the last three games. They come off a 71-60 loss at home to UCLA, shooting 42%, including 4-of-22 (18%) from 3-point land. Penn State is on an 18-12 run UNDER the total. Maryland shoots 39.8% from the field and 31.2% from long range, on a 4-2 run UNDER. Leading scorer 6-9 senior Pharrel Payne (17.5 points, 7.2 rebounds per game) is still out. Take Penn State/Maryland UNDER the total. 

2 units on Game Total UNDER 147.5 -110 (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
LOSS
FINAL
1H
2H
F
Penn State Nittany Lions
26
47
73
Maryland Terrapins img
56
37
96
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