The Maryland Terrapins take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln, NE. Tip-off is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
Nebraska is favored by 1.5 points on the spread with a moneyline of -125. The total is set at 147 points.
Here are my Maryland vs. Nebraska predictions and college basketball picks for February 13, 2025.
Maryland vs Nebraska Prediction
My Pick: Under 147.5 (Play to 147)
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Maryland vs Nebraska Odds, Spread, Pick
| Maryland Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -110 | 147 -110 / -110 | +105 |
| Nebraska Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -110 | 147 -110 / -110 | -125 |
- Maryland vs Nebraska spread: Nebraska -1.5
- Maryland vs Nebraska over/under: 147 points
- Maryland vs Nebraska moneyline: Nebraska -125, Maryland +105
- Maryland vs Nebraska best bet: Under 147.5 (Play to 147)
My Maryland vs Nebraska College Basketball Betting Preview
I can’t get a read on Nebraska. The Huskers dropped six must-win games in a row and then, out of nowhere, pull off four straight wins, including sweeping the Pacific Northwest trip.
I love this Terps squad. They’re super dynamic on offense and rock-solid on defense. They have two elite interior options in Julian Reese and Derik Queen, alongside a lights-out ball-screen operator in Ja’Kobi Gillespie. This team has all the tools to make a deep run in March.
Still, I bet under in the first head-to-head matchup between these two (which hit), and I think I’ll do the same here.
This is a bad matchup for the Terps' offense because they’re a post-heavy unit running into a Nebraska defense built upon complete and total paint denial. And it’s tough to run downhill-driving ball-screens against the Huskers’ compact set ball-screen coverage defense.
Reese and Queen combined for 11 points on 12 shots in the first matchup. While Gillespie scored 22 points, and the Terps were efficient in the pick-and-roll game (33 points on 29 sets, 1.14 PPP, per Synergy), they also shot 10-for-25 (40%) from 3, which I don’t think is replicable for an interior-based offense.
The best way to beat Nebraska is to create efficient secondary catch-and-shoot opportunities. Maryland isn’t comfortable with this, preferring to live at the rim.
It’s also worth mentioning that Maryland often struggles on the road, ranking 353rd nationally in Haslametrics' away-from-home metric.
On the other end of the court, Nebraska’s dribble-handoff offense relies entirely on Brice Williams’ formidable shot-making skills.
And that’s a tall task against Maryland’s elite dribble-handoff defense (.64 PPP allowed, 91st percentile, per Synergy). He scored just 14 points on 6-for-14 shooting in the first head-to-head matchup.
