Michigan Wolverines vs Maryland Terrapins: Don Best Big Ten Tournament Odds & Insights for 3/12/2021

The No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines (19-3) and the No. 8 seed Maryland Terrapins (15-12) will look to advance in the Big Ten tournament on Friday as they meet in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament at 11:30 AM ET on BTN. Michigan is listed as a 7.5-point favorite to win this contest and advance closer to an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament bracket.

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Michigan Leaders

• The Wolverines points and rebounds leader is Hunter Dickinson. He averages 14.3 points per game and pulls down 7.7 rebounds.
• Michigan's assists leader is Mike Smith, who racks up 5.0 assists per game.
• The Wolverines are paced by Isaiah Livers from beyond the arc -- he makes 2.3 shots from downtown per game.
• Franz Wagner leads the team with 1.4 steals per game. Dickinson collects 1.4 blocks a game to pace the Wolverines.

Maryland Leaders

• Eric Ayala outpaced his teammates on the Terrapins scoring front by putting up 14.7 points per game. He adds 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season.
• Donta Scott's 6.3 rebounds per game and Darryl Morsell's 2.8 assists per game put them in the top spots on the Terrapins rebounds and assists leaderboards.
• Ayala hits 1.9 three-pointers per game, the top mark for the Terrapins.
• Nobody on Maryland grabs more steals than Ayala (1.2 per game) or blocks more shots than Scott (0.8 per game).

Michigan vs Maryland: Last 5 Meetings

Michigan has a 4-1 record in the last five games with Maryland. In those games against the Terrapins, the Wolverines have a 2-1 record against the spread.

Points Insights

• The Wolverines put up 11.8 more points per game (76.5) than the Terrapins give up (64.7).
• When Michigan puts up more than 64.7 points, it is 18-0 overall and 16-0 against the spread.
• In games when Maryland gives up more than 76.5 points, it is 0-3 against the spread and 0-3 overall.
• The Terrapins average only 2.5 more points per game (67.7) than the Wolverines give up to opponents (65.2).
• When it scores more than 65.2 points, Maryland is 12-0 against the spread and 12-3 overall.
• Michigan's record is 4-4 against the spread and 6-3 overall when it gives up more than 67.7 points.
• The Wolverines have totaled 249 more points than their opponents this season (11.3 per game on average), and the Terrapins have scored 82 more points than their opponents (three per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Wolverines and the Terrapins are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (36.8 and 32.4 boards per game, respectively).
• The Wolverines are 16-1 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. The Terrapins are 2-9 when they lose the rebounding advantage.
• The Wolverines average 8.7 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Terrapins by 2.3 rebounds per contest.
• When the Wolverines grab the most offensive rebounds they are 9-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, the Terrapins are 6-9.
• Michigan finds nightly success on the glass with an average rebounding margin of +6.4 rebounds per game. Maryland struggles in comparison averaging a margin of -0.2.