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This is a conference playoff game in the ACC Tournament. Greensboro Coliseum is the location for this game, which makes it a neutral-site matchup.
North Carolina will face the 22-11 Terrapins, who own a 13-12-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Tar Heels are 13-17 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Terrapins are 12-12 favoring the OVER.
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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 34 (Tar Heels) and the No. 28 (Terrapins) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 79-77 result in favor of the Tar Heels has been projected by the scores prediction engine.
How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Terrapins is ranked No. 3 in NCAA hoops at 40.8 per game. Contrast that with North Carolina’s No. 13 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, North Carolina is the No. 62-ranked team in the country at 7.3 per game, while Maryland rates No. 219 at 5.7 per game.
Defensively, Maryland features the nation's No. 86-rated defense on the road, allowing 66 points per game. North Carolina, meanwhile, comes in at No. 23 nationally in scoring at home.
Maryland was an 83-74 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Duke. They covered the 10.5-point spread as underdogs. Maryland got 30 points from Dez Wells en route to an 83-74 victory over Duke on Friday at Greensboro Coliseum.
Last time out for North Carolina, they were an 83-62 winner as they battled Florida State at home. They covered in the match as a 9-point favorite. North Carolina cruised to victory on Friday, running Florida State out of the gym and running up an 83-62 score at Greensboro Coliseum.