Minnesota at Maryland: 10/30/20 College Football Picks and Prediction

Defensively, Minnesota has no answers for the Michigan rushing attacked as they allowed 253 rushing yards & 5 TD’s on 31 carries (8.2 yds/carry).  Leading the way for the defense was Tyler Nubin who had 8 total tackles including 0.5 tackles for loss.

The Maryland Terrapins had a tough start to their 2020 season as they opened their year with a 43-3 blowout loss against the Northwestern Wildcats this past Sunday. Maryland kicked off the scoring with a 33-yard FG to take an early lead int the 1st, however, struggled the rest of the way agianst the Wildcats and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 30-3 margin. Maryland was outgained by Northwestern by a 537-207 margin and lost the turnover battle by a 4-0 margin in the loss.

QB Taulia Tagovailoa struggled in his first start as the brother of Tua Tagovailoa completed just 14 of 25 passes for 94 yards, 0 TD, & 3 INT. Tagovailoa was replaced late in the game by Lance LeGendre who finished the game 4 for 4 for 49 yards. The leading receivers for the Terrapins were Nick DeGennaro (3 rec, 42 yards), Dontay Demus Jr. (4 rec, 41 yards), Jeshaun Jones (5 rec, 37 yards). Leading the way for the Maryland backfield was the trio of Jake Funk (6 rec, 35 yards), Peny Boone (5 car, 30 yards), and Isaiah Jacobs (6 car, 15 yards).

Defensively, Maryland struggled against the rushing attack of the Wildcats as they allowed Northwestern to rack up 325 rushing yards & 4 TD’s on 53 carries (6.1 yds/carry). Leading the way for the Maryland defense was Chance Campbell who has 14 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.

The Golden Gophers are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall. The Terrapins are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games and just 1-3 ATS in their last 4 home games.

Both Minnesota and Maryland are better teams then what we saw last week as both have major letdowns to kick of their season. Minnesota is no doubt the better team and should have plenty of success in their running attack with Mohamed Ibrahim, however, Minnesota has to be a bit concern about their defensive effort as they allowed Michigan run right through them at home. Maryland is a young team that struggled last season, however, between fact that the Terrapins do have some solid offensive weapons, led by Dontay Demus Jr. and that I expect a better performance by Taulia Tagovailoa, I think the play here is to take the home team and the points. Good Luck.