Check out our free West Virginia vs Maryland pick and preview for this NCAA Basketball game in Birmingham. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this College Basketball matchup.

West Virginia vs Maryland Pick & Preview: Thursday, March 16th Betting Odds

Mountaineers vs Terrapins Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins
  • Where: Birmingham at Legacy Arena at BJCC
  • Date: Thursday, March 16th
  • Betting Odds: West Virginia -2, WVIR -137 | MARY +113 O/U 137.5

Mountaineers Preview:

Through 33 games, the West Virginia Mountaineers have an overall record of 19-14. So far, the Mountaineers have played 13 games on the road, with a record of 4-9. This season, West Virginia has been favored to win in 19 games, sitting with a mark of 16-3. For today’s contest, West Virginia has a betting line set -2 points in their favor.

West Virginia will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Erik Stevenson who is averaging 15.55 points per game for the Mountaineers. Stevenson is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Mountaineers’ offensive game plan is the play of Tre Mitchell who has hit 47.1% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 11.64 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for West Virginia this season, as they are currently ranked 289th in college basketball at 68.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Mountaineers’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.8%, placing them 333rd in the NCAA.

Terrapins Preview:

The Maryland Terrapins head into today’s game in what will be their 34th game of the season, posting a record of 21-12. Currently, the Terrapins have been the home team 18 times, sitting with a record of 17-1. So far, the Terrapins have been the underdog 11 times, going 1-10 straight up. Heading into today’s contest, they are the +2 underdogs on the spread.

Maryland’s leading scorer this season is Jahmir Young, who is averaging 16.09 points per contest. So far, Young has accounted for 22.87% of the team’s scoring. In addition, he is contributing 4.73 rebounds per game and 3.15 assists. Hakim Hart is the second leading scorer for the Terrapins, averaging 11.52 points per game. Between him and Hart, they are accounting for 39.2% of the team’s scoring.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Maryland this season, as they are currently ranked 207th in college basketball at 70.9 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Terrapins’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 32.6%, placing them 339th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: West Virginia Mountaineers -2

Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the West Virginia Mountaineers to pick up the win and cover the spread as -2 point betting favorites. Although West Virginia as a team is just 375th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Terrapins’ defense. At -2 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Mountaineers to come out on top and cover.