Syracuse vs Maryland CBB Picks
The Orange are searching for answers after 2 losses in a row. They had been playing with fire all season long but still losing against Boston College at home in overtime was a bit of a shocker.
The Orange are searching for answers after 2 losses in a row. They had been playing with fire all season long but still losing against Boston College at home in overtime was a bit of a shocker.
Marshall was a surprise loser in the Conference USA championship game. They were touchdown favourites but lost by 17 against Rice and now have to bounce back if they want to beat a Maryland team that should be pretty hungry for the first bowl win of the Randy Edsall era.
The tale of two teams that are coming off rough outins last weekend will meet up on Saturday, as the No. 3 Clemson Tigers face off against a depleted Maryland Terrapins on the road.
The Maryland Terrapins program has fallen lately, and only an unlikely run through the conference tournament will extend their season.
UNC (25-4) is on track to play for the ACC title and possible snag a #1 seed in the Big Dance in Saturday’s HUGE match up with Duke, but the Tar Heels cannot overlook a Maryland (16-12) team that has won 2 of their last 4 games.
The Maryland Terrapins hoops program is going through some lean times. It wasn’t that long ago that they were considered the third best program in the conference after Duke and UNC, but now they are closer to the middle of the pack with the Florida schools rising up.
The Big Ten’s Illinois Fighting Illini will look to remain undefeated on the year when they clash with the Maryland Terrapins, out of the ACC this Tuesday night in College Park.
After gutting out an ugly 24-17 win last week at Wake Forest, Notre Dame travels to FedEx Field to take on Maryland. The Irish shut out the Demon Deacons in the second half last week to claim the win and move to 6-3 on the season.
2011 has certainly been a disappointing season for a Maryland team many people liked as an ACC sleeper. However, even though the Terps lost their last game, there were some positive signs against Clemson.
For a long time now, the Clemson Tigers’ performance has not been where the expectations have been set. Finally, in 2011, the Tigers are producing results befitting of their talent-laden roster.
It appears no one’s sleeping on Georgia Tech anymore. Last week’s 45-35 win over N.C. State vaulted the Yellow Jackets to the No. 13 national ranking. This week, they’ll try to break into the top 10 against a Maryland team desperate for a big conference-game win.
The College Football season may be 2-3 weeks away but our man James Hayes has been deep in study and will provide his take and 2010 College Football Predictions on as many NCAA teams as he can before the 2010/11 season kicks off.
Maryland was a Jekyll-and-Hyde act for much of the season. At home they beat California, North Carolina State and North Carolina, and shut out Wake Forest (26-0). Away from home it was largely a different story.
BetUS NCAA Football Betting Odds: NEVADA -1.5, Total 58
Here are some of the NCAAF betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* NEV has won four of its last six games SU
Two teams with the ACC title on their minds hook up in Blacksburg on Thursday night, and sports betting fanatics will get a chance to sink their teeth into all the action when the Maryland Terrapins (6-2, 4-3 ATS) do battle with the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3, 2-5 ATS).
The Clemson Tigers (3-1 SU, 0-2 ATS), who have recovered after losing their first game in such resounding fashion, will play host to the Maryland Terrapins (3-1 SU, 2-1 ATS), who come south brimming with confidence, in an Atlantic Coast Conference college football clash that is slated for a Noon ET kickoff on Saturday at Memorial Stadium (natural turf) in Clemson, SC.