Cancelled: Michigan State at Maryland: 11/21/20 College Football Picks and Prediction

Defensively, Michigan State is allowing their opponents to average 33.8 ppg on 391.5 total yards per game (242.3 passing yds/g; 149 rushing yds/g).

The Maryland Terrapins has their game last week against Ohio State cancelled due to Covid-19 and come into this game with an overall record of 2-1 (2-1 Big Ten) after defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions, 35-19, on November 7th. Maryland had no trouble generating offense early against Penn State and cruised to victory in the 2nd half after taking a 35-7 lead early in the 3rd quarter. Maryland was outgained by Penn State by a 434-405 margin, however, did win the turnover battle by a 3-0 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Terrapins was QB Taulia Tagovailoa who completed 18 of 26 passes for 282 yards & 3 TD.

On the season, Maryland is averaging 27.7 ppg on 429.0 total yards per game (273.0 passing yds/g; 156.0 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Maryland has been led by QB Taulia Tagovailoa who has completed 67.4% of his passes for 770 yards, 6 TD, & 4 INT. Tagovailoa Is also the 2nd leading rusher for the Terrapins as he had 56 rushing yards & 2 TD’s on 18 carries. The top receiving threats for Maryland have been Dontay Demus Jr. (17 rec, 228 yards, 2 TD), Rakim Jarrett (12 rec, 213 yards, 2 TD), and Jeshaun Jones (9 rec, 152 yards, TD). Leading the way for the Terrapins backfield has been Jake Funk who has 336 rushing yards and 2 TD on 43 carries.

Defensively, Maryland is allowing their opponents to average 35.3 ppg on 474.0 total yards per game (247.0 passing yds/g; 227 rushing yds/g).

The Spartans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a bye week. The Terrapins are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games in November and 17-36 ATS in their last 53 games following a ATS win.

It was hard to get a read on Michigan State early in the season after losing their season opener to Rutgers but following that lose with a big win at Michigan, but after seeing a few more games, it’s clear that Michigan State is not a very good football team. Maryland can give up some points on defense, but the offense has looked outstanding in their last two games and as I think Taulia Tagovailoa and the Terrapins offense will continue to roll in this one, I’m taking Maryland to cover this spread. Good Luck!