Maryland Terrapins vs Alabama Crimson Tide 3/18/2023 Picks

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Men’s Basketball Championship – South Region – 2nd Round

The #8 Maryland Terrapins will go against the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide in Men’s Basketball Championship – South Region – 2nd Round action in Legacy Arena, Alabama, on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 9:40 PM ET.

In their first-round battle on Thursday afternoon, ninth-seeded West Virginia was down early on, but Maryland came back to defeat them.

The Terrapins come into this match with a 22-12 record overall and an 11-9 record in the Big Ten.

Maryland struggled to get going against West Virginia early on, giving up an early 17-2 run to trail 19-6 at the halfway point of the first half.

With 5:51 remaining, Maryland was down three points before embarking on an 8-0 run to take the lead 64-59 with 2:47 left.

In order to win, the Terrapins prevented the Mountaineers from drawing even once more.

Maryland outshot the Mountaineers by a margin of 51.1%, including six of 18 from beyond the arc, and held them to a 39.3% field goal percentage for the contest.

The Terrapins enter this match with a scoring offense that is slightly below average, ranking 206th with an average of 70.3 points per game.

Maryland ranks 307th in assists per game with 11.5 assists, and 252nd in rebounding each night (33.6 boards).

The Terrapins’ scoring defense, which ranks 26th overall as they surrender 63.2 points per game, is above average. This season, Jahmir Young averaged 15.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game to lead the club.

The Maryland Terrapins are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 matches.
The total went UNDER in 4 of Maryland’s last 5 matches.
The Terrapins are 10-5 SU in their last 15 matches.

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Maryland Terrapins vs Alabama Crimson Tide Predictions 3/18/2023

Alabama easily defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in their first-round match to advance to the second round of the competition, and they hope to continue their winning ways this time around.

The Crimson Tide advanced to 30-5 overall and went 16-2 in the SEC during the regular season. Alabama took an early 9-0 lead against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and maintained that lead the entire game.

The Crimson Tide rolled to victory with leads of up to 24 at one point during the game and 20 at the half.

In the victory, Alabama outrebounded the opposition 48-44 and shot 47.1% from the field, including 15 of 33 from beyond the arc. Nick Pringle paced the Crimson Tide with 19 points and 15 rebounds in the triumph.

Alabama ranks fifth in the nation in scoring offense this year with an average of 82.2 points per game. The Crimson Tide leads the nation in both rebounding average (44.4 per game) and assists averages (15.2 per game).

Alabama’s scoring defense ranks 132nd in the nation as they allow an average of 68.5 points per game this season.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Alabama’s last 5 matches.
The Alabama Crimson Tide is 8-1 SU in their last 9 matches.
The Crimson Tide is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 matches in the Big Ten Conference.

#8 Maryland Terrapins vs #1 Alabama Crimson Tide. The NCAAB pick for this game is the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide.

Maryland overcame a sluggish start to defeat West Virginia, but if they have another opening ten minutes like they had on Thursday, they risk falling behind the Crimson Tide and being unable to recover.

In order to defeat West Virginia, the Terrapins had to play tough defense, but they were assisted by the Mountaineers’ foul trouble, which allowed for easy baskets inside.

Alabama scored 96 points but their best player played just 19 minutes and went scoreless.

Although Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is superior to Maryland on defense, the Crimson Tide has a lot of depth, as shown by their victory on Thursday.

The fact that they are competing in their own state obviously helps. Expect Alabama to win and move on to the Sweet 16 thanks to their depth. The #1 Alabama Crimson Tide will win to a predicted score of 77-68.

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