Maryland vs. Alabama NCAA picks, predictions, odds: Who wins March Madness game?
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No. 8 seed Maryland and No. 1 seed Alabama face off on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament second-round game.
The game is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. MST and can be seen on TBS.
Who will win the game?
Check out these picks and predictions for the contest.
Alabama is an 8.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook.
The Crimson Tide are -410 on the moneyline. The Terrapins are +330.
The over/under for the game is set at 144 points.
OddsChecker: Take Alabama to cover vs. Maryland
It writes: "Against a different 1-seed Maryland would have a chance to keep dancing here. But Alabama is a nightmare matchup. They just counter everything Maryland does well when they’re on a roll. So, I expect Alabama to not only win this one, but run away with it."
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Sports Chat Place: Go with Alabama to cover against Maryland
It writes: "I’ll probably stick with Alabama. The Tide had very little trouble with Texas A&M-CC in their Thursday game, and they’ve been on a great run lately. Alabama has hit 72 or more points in each installment of this four-game win streak and they’ll probably score pretty well here also. As for Maryland, they were able to fight off a pesky West Virginia team in their First Round matchup, shooting 51.1 percent along the way. The Terrapins were a sketchy 15-of-22 (68.2 percent) from the line, gave up 13 turnovers and got out-rebounded 35-29 (16-8 offensive) in the win, however. I think Maryland will keep a reasonable pace for much of the game here, but I don’t think they’ll cover if the Tide play well."
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College Football News: Alabama 75, Maryland 63
Pete Fiutak writes: "Brandon Miller won't be scoreless two games in a row. It wasn't really needed against the Islanders, but he went 0-for-5 with five rebounds. The supporting cast was able to pick it up, but 24 got to take it easy for a game. Maryland will slow things down for stretches and make this more of a grind, but it won't have the offensive pop to take advantage of its chances."
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Sportsbook Wire: Alabama 75, Maryland 67
It writes: "Alabama has compiled a 20-15-0 record against the spread this season. Maryland has covered 21 times in 34 games with a spread this year."
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Sporting News: Alabama 80, Maryland 68
Sloan Piva writes: "You may want to buy a couple of points or throw Alabama's spread into a teaser, but we're confidently going with the Tide to keep rolling (excuse the tidal wave of puns, we can't be stopped). Oats has his squad doing just about everything well, and they managed to win by 21 in the first round despite their superstar freshman not making one of his five field goal attempts (Oats says Miller injured his groin in Alabama's SEC Championship victory, but we don't think he would risk playing him in the opening round if he was nursing an injury). Don't expect Alabama to pull an Arizona and fizzle into nothingness late in this game — this squad has what it takes to smash through the bracket on a collision course with history, and no Terrapin can slow that kind of momentum."
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