Marquette vs Maryland Picks and Prediction – 11/16/2024

The Marquette Golden Eagles will be on the road Friday night for the first time this season with a game in College Park, MD against the Maryland Terrapins. Marquette is undefeated on the year coming into Friday following an 8 point victory against Central Michigan. Offensively the Golden Eagles have averaged 84.7 points on 45.3% shooting from the floor. Defensively, Marquette has done the work as well holding opponents to 62.3 points per game overall. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Kam Jones leads the Marquette offense this season, averaging 22.7 points and 6.3 assists per game. Chase Ross is averaging 15.3 points as  the third player on the roster in double digits. Stevie Mitchell averages 9.7 points and Ben Gold adds a fifth best eight points and 1.7 blocks per game. Big man David Joplin is second on the roster averaging 15.3 points to go along with a team high 6.7 rebounds.

The Maryland Terrapins stay home Friday night undefeated through three games following a 31 point blowout of FAMU. The Maryland offense has been top tier of this season averaging 83 points on 45.2% shooting. Defensively Maryland has been strong as well holding opponents to just 51.3 points per game after giving up 53 in their victory against FAMU.

Rodney Rice leads Maryland this season averaging 16.7 points per game. Big man Derik Queen and Ja’Kobi Gillespie are both tied for second on the roster, averaging 13.7 points apiece. Gillespie also leads Maryland this season averaging 2.7 assists. Julian Reese is the fourth player on the roster in double digits averaging 13 points to go along with a team-leading 8 rebounds per game. Tafara Gapare averages 4 points and leads Maryland with 2.3 steals per contest.

Both teams are undefeated coming into this game, but the Golden Eagles are the better unit. Marquette is ranked in the top 15 nationally and will have the depth and talent to finish it Friday. Take the Golden Eagles to do the work as they get the win and cover in College Park to stay undefeated. Final Score Prediction, Marquette Golden Eagles win and cover 77-71.