Maryland at Purdue 12/6/18 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 23 ranked Maryland Terrapins visit Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana on Thursday to play the Purdue Boilermakers in a Big Ten tilt. The Terrapins defeated Penn State 66-59 to improve to 7-1 on the season. The game was Maryland’s Big Ten opener. Jalen Smith scored 16 points and Bruno Fernando added 12 with 13 rebounds to lead the Terrapins.

Purdue fell to 5-3 on the season after losing to Michigan 76-57 on Saturday. The Boilermakers had problems the entire game with the stingy defense of the Wolverines. The loss was Purdue’s third in its last four. Carsen Edwards led Purdue with 19 points, while Ryan Cline chipped in with 15. Anthony Cowan Jr. is the leading scorer and the leader in assists for Maryland with averages of 16.4 points and 4.5 assists per game. Bruno Fernando is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 15.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. As a team, Maryland is shooting 50.4% from the field and 31.9% from 3-point territory.

Carsen Edwards leads Purdue in scoring with an average of 24.4 points per game. Two other Boilermakers are averaging double figures in scoring. Evan Boudreaux is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.9 per game, while Edwards leads the team in assists with an average of 4.0 per game. Purdue is shooting 46.0% from the field and 38.6% from 3-point territory.