Ohio State vs Maryland Odds and Picks
- #7 Ohio State is a 3.5-point road favorite over Maryland on Monday night in a Big Ten game at the Xfinity Center in College Park
- Ohio State has won four straight road games against top-15 teams
- The odds, lines and spread for Ohio State-Maryland can be found below with a prediction
#7 Ohio State will look to continue its recent road success when it visits Maryland at 9 p.m. ET on Monday in a Big Ten game at Xfinity Arena in College Park.
Ohio State has won four straight games away from home, all against teams that were ranked in the top-15 in the Associated Press media poll.
In all, the Buckeyes (15-4 overall, 9-4 in the Big Ten) are on a four-game winning streak and have won seven of their last eight. They also have a three-game winning streak against the spread.
Maryland (10-9, 4-8) has alternated losses and wins in their last five games and have dropped three straight ATS.
#7 Ohio State vs Maryland Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State Buckeyes | -175 | -3.5 (-110) | Over 139 (-110) |
| Maryland Terrapins | +140 | +3.5 (-118) | Under 139 (-118) |
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Another Big Win for Buckeyes
Ohio State is coming off an 89-85 upset win at #8 Iowa on Thursday as a 5-point underdog. Junior guard Duane Washington Jr., sophomore forward E.J. Liddell and senior forward Kyle Young scored 16 points each.
Big Ten Bout!
#7 Ohio State goes into Iowa City and knocks off #8 Iowa, 89-85. The Buckeyes don’t have a “star”, but they do have a great TEAM (six consecutive wins vs top 10 opponents).
Duane Washington Jr: 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
— CollegeBB News (@CollegeBBNCAA) February 5, 2021
Ohio State was down 62-51 with 14:29 left but answered with a 17-5 run to move in front 68-66. In all, Ohio State scored 38 points in that span to improve to 5-1 against ranked teams this season.
Junior forward Justin Sueing added a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Liddell is averaging 19.2 points in his last six games, raising his season average to 15.4. He is also averaging 6.9 rebounds and drawing 6.3 fouls per 40 minutes
Washington broke out of a mini slump in which he had scored in single digits in three straight games after doing so only once in the first 15 games of the season. He has averages of 14.6 points and 3.1 assists and is shooting 88.7% from the foul line.
Duane Washington Jr Scored 16 points in the win against Iowa.@OhioStateHoops pic.twitter.com/RIaX78nyZo
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) February 5, 2021
Young was 1 point off his season-high and is shooting 57.1% from the field this season while averaging 8.4 points. Sueing is scoring 10.9 points and pulling down 5.7 rebounds a game, senior guard CJ Walker has a 96.2 free throw percentage and junior forward Justin Ahrens is making 48.8% of his 3-point attempts.
Ohio State is averaging 120.7 points per 100 possession to rank fourth in the nation in KenPom.com’s adjusted offensive efficiency. The Buckeyes are just 71st defensively at 95.7.
Maryland’s Offense Disappears
Perhaps Ohio State’s defense will serve as medicine for Maryland, which is coming off its worst offensive game of the season in a 55-50 loss at Penn State on Friday as a three-point underdog.
It wasn’t pretty
This is horrendous basketball so far. Penn State up on Maryland 7-6 and teams shooting combined 5-of-23.
— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) February 6, 2021
Maryland had a season-low for points and assists (6) while its 16 turnovers were a season-high. The Terrapins missed their last 10 field goal attempts over the final 7:32.
Guard Eric Ayala scored nearly half of Maryland’s points as he had 23 to tie a season-high. It was the third 20-point game of the season for the junior guard, who is scoring a team-high 14.4 points a game.
Eric Ayala is on fire 🔥 He has 9 points so far in this one.@TerrapinHoops pic.twitter.com/HTsc1fhrBa
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) February 6, 2021
Junior guard Aaron Wiggins was held to a season-low 2 points as he was 1-for-11 on field goal attempts. He had averaged 15.9 in his previous eight games and his season average is 12.3 to go with 5.4 rebounds a game.
Sophomore forward Donta Scott has averages of 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds a game. He is also shooting 52.6% on field goals and 45.2% beyond the arc.
Splitsville
The teams split their two games last season with each winning on its home floor as 3-point favorites – Maryland 67-55 and Ohio State 79-72.
Maryland held Ohio State to 31.3% in the first game. The Terrapins had won seven of the previous eight in the series before losing in Columbus despite 16 points from Ayala.
Playing road favorites in college basketball can be dangerous at times. However, Ohio State has proven it is comfortable away from Columbus and should handle Maryland after beating more difficult competition on the road.
Pick: Ohio State Buckeyes -3.5 (-110)
John Perrotto has been covering and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has appeared in the likes of USA TODAY, ESPN.com, SI.com, Forbes.com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and more. John is based out of Beaver Falls, PA.
