The Maryland Terrapins take on the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington, IN. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. ET on CBS.
Maryland is favored by 4 points on the spread with a moneyline of -185. The total is set at 149.5 points.
Here’s my Maryland vs. Indiana predictions and college basketball picks for January 26, 2025.
Maryland vs Indiana Prediction
My Pick: Indiana +4 (Playable at Number)
My Maryland vs Indiana best bet is on the Hoosiers spread, with the best odds currently available at DraftKings. For all of your college basketball bets, be sure to find the best lines by using our live NCAAB odds page.
Maryland vs Indiana Odds
| Maryland Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-4 -112 | 149.5 -112o / -108u | -185 |
| Indiana Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+4 -108 | 149.5 -112o / -108u | +154 |
- Maryland vs Indiana spread: Maryland -4
- Maryland vs Indiana over/under: 149.5 points
- Maryland vs Indiana moneyline: Maryland -185, Indiana +154
- Maryland vs Indiana best bet: Indiana +4 (Playable at Number)
Spread
I'm backing the Hoosiers to cover as home 'dogs.
Moneyline
I'm passing on the moneyline.
Over/Under
I'm passing on the over/under.
My Pick: Indiana +4 (Playable at Number)
Maryland vs Indiana College Basketball Betting Preview
This is a pretty good letdown spot for Maryland after huge back-to-back wins over Nebraska and Illinois.
While the Terps dominated Illinois in Champaign, the Illini were shorthanded. Several players were dealing with illness, and star center Tomislav Ivisic missed the game altogether.
Before Thursday’s victory, the Terps were 0-4 straight up in true road games. They rank 343rd nationally in Haslametrics' away-from-home metric. They’re far from road warriors, and it’s never easy to walk into Assembly Hall and pull out a win.
Meanwhile, this is a decent bounce-back spot for the Hoosiers, who are coming off three losses in four games and most recently, a nine-point road loss to Northwestern. Indiana should be fired up, as it really needs a win.
I hate this Indiana team. I think the Hoosiers are poorly constructed and poorly coached, with insufficient spacing and shooting to sustain their interior-based offense.
That said, Indiana primarily plays through Oumar Ballo in the post, and while the Terps are decent in post-denial, I think their post-up defense is a bit vulnerable (.89 PPP allowed, 38th percentile, per Synergy).
Maryland plays drop-coverage, which will funnel middle-of-the-floor on-ball creation. However, drop anchors Derik Queen and Julian Reese are vulnerable to opposing post-up sets (combined 1.06 PPP allowed, 22nd percentile, per Synergy).
I’m banking on Indiana feeding Ballo and Co. in the high-painted area and generating offense from there.
It’s also worth mentioning that Maryland is a press-happy defense, pressing over 30% of the time (97th percentile frequency, per Synergy). But Indiana has been surprisingly effective at breaking the press this season (1.17 PPP, 98th percentile, per Synergy).
I’m worried about the other end of the court.
Maryland loves running in transition and leveraging the Reese-Queen posting/rolling duo to score at the rim.
Meanwhile, Indiana’s transition and interior defense have left much to be desired.
But Indiana has been the far better two-way rebounding team in conference play. So, I’m hoping the Hoosiers can win the shot-volume battle and overcome their potential efficiency deficiencies.
Regardless, the spot is too good for Indiana. I’ll be on the Hoosiers.
