Minnesota (4-3) vs Maryland (4-3)
Game Info: Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 3:30 pm (Huntington Bank Stadium)
Betting Odds: Minnesota -4 / Maryland +4 --- Over/Under: 46 Click Here for the Latest Odds
Where to Watch: FS1
The Maryland Terrapins and the Minnesota Golden Gophers meet in week 9 college football action from Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Maryland vs. Minnesota prediction.
Maryland Recap
The Maryland Terrapins come into this game looking to build on a 29-28 win over USC last time out, improving to 4-3. After this game, Maryland will have a bye week before going on the road to take on Oregon.
Terrapins Looking To Pick Up Big Road Win
Billy Edwards Jr. has thrown for 2,113 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions on 70.1% passing while Roman Hemby has a team-high 372 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns. Tai Felton leads Maryland’s receiving group with 64 catches for 803 yards and 6 touchdowns while Kaden Prather has 461 receiving yards and 43 receptions along with 3 touchdowns. Dylan Wade has 226 receiving yards while another three Maryland receivers have 100+ receiving yards on the year. On defense, Ruben Hyppolite II has a team-high 33 total tackles while Glendon Miller has 4 interceptions and Jalen Huskey has 3 interceptions. Caleb Wheatland also has 3 sacks as well on the year. On the year, Maryland’s defense has combined for 13 sacks and 9 interceptions so far this year.
Why the Maryland Terrapins will win
- Maryland has won three of its last four games as an underdog.
- Minnesota has lost six of its last eight games against conference opponents.
- The underdog has covered the spread in five of Maryland's last six games.
- Minnesota has failed to cover the spread in six of its last eight home games against conference opponents.
Minnesota Recap
The Minnesota Golden Gophers come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins thanks to a 21-17 win over UCLA last time out. After this game, Minnesota will square off against Illinois on the road.
Gophers Looking To Keep Momentum Going
Max Brosmer has thrown for 1,456 yards, 8 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 68.1% passing while Darius Taylor has a team-high 432 rushing yards with 6 touchdowns and Marcus Major has 223 rushing yards with 2 TDs as well. Daniel Jackson has a team-high 42 receptions for 451 receiving yards while Elijah Spencer and the aforementioned Taylor each have 200+ receiving yards. On defense, Cody Lindenberg has a team-high 48 total tackles while Jah Joyner has a team-high 3.5 sacks. Koi Perich has a team-high 4 interceptions as well on the year. As a unit, Minnesota’s defense has combined for 13 sacks and 13 interceptions.
Why the Minnesota Golden Gophers will win
- Maryland has lost each of its last 15 October games as a road underdog.
- Minnesota has won eight of its last nine October home games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Maryland has failed to cover the spread in each of its last 10 October games as a road underdog.
- Minnesota has covered the spread in eight of its last nine October home games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Maryland vs. Minnesota Recap
I’ll side with the under here. I think this has 24-20 written all over it, whichever way you have it going. Maryland’s coming off of that big win over USC while Minnesota likes to make this black and blue kind of games the norm which feels like prototypical Big Ten football. I think we have another rock fight on our hands here so give me the under.
Chris’s Pick Under 46
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
