Tonight, the No. 22 ranked UCLA Bruins head across the country to face the Maryland Terrapins at XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland, in a Big Ten matchup. The teams have played 10 times over in their history, with UCLA holding a 7-3 advantage over Maryland in the series. However, the Bruins are looking to prevent the Terps from putting together their first winning streak, as Maryland defeated UCLA in California by a score of 69-60 in their last meeting, which took place in December 2023. The loss ended the Bruins’ run of three straight victories against Maryland.
UCLA has an 11-4 record this year, and the team is 2-2 in the Big Ten Conference. They are coming off two straight losses, dropping games to Nebraska (66-58) and Michigan (94-75) since the calendar flipped to 2025.
Maryland also sports an 11-4 record, but the team is 1-3 in Big Ten play. Like the Bruins, the Terrapins are winless in 2025, losing to Washington (75-69) and Oregon (83-79).
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The UCLA Bruins have a 9-6 record against the spread this season. The team’s road record ATS is 1-1, and they are 2-2 in neutral site games. The Bruins are 5-10 when it comes to over-under this year. Their road mark when looking at road and neutral site games is 2-4. UCLA is 3-1 when they enter a game as the betting underdogs. In comparison, the team has an 8-3 record when they are the favorites. UCLA is 10-3 straight up in its past 13 games while hitting the over in six of its last nine road games. However, the Bruins are 1-6 against the spread in their past seven Big Ten matchups.
The Maryland Terrapins are 8-7 against the spread in 2024-25 with a home record of 6-1 ATS. Maryland has hit the over in nine of its 15 games this season. The team is 6-4 when it comes to over-under at XFINITY Center. The Terps are a strong 11-2 in games where they are the betting favorites while going 0-2 when they are the betting underdogs. Maryland is a perfect 6-0 straight up in its past six home outings. The Terrapins and their opponents have hit the over in eight of their past 12 games. Maryland is 1-4 straight up in its past five Big Ten games.
The Bruins are 1-3 in their past four games and that has left head coach Mick Cronin frustrated. Following the team’s loss to Michigan, Cronin said, “We’re too soft to play hard enough. Even in the [crucial moments], you can’t get a rebound. … So don’t tell me you want to win. Just don’t tell you want to win”.
Conference realignment has not been kind to Maryland. They came away from a recent road trip with two losses. While the team played well against Washington and Oregon, the games ended in defeat for the Terps. The team’s only conference win came against Ohio State in early December.
Tyler Bilodeau leads the Bruins in scoring. The junior averages 14.7 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, and has hit 19 three-pointers. Bilodeau had 26 points in the loss to North Carolina. Eric Dailey Jr. is the team’s second-leading scorer. The sophomore averages 11.5 PPG and 4.4 RPG.
A potential first-round pick in the NBA draft, freshman Derik Queen leads Maryland in scoring with 16.0 points per game and 8.0 rebounds per outing. Queen had 17 points and five rebounds in the loss to Oregon. Julian Reese is also a player to watch, with 13.0 PPG and a team-leading 8.7 RPG.
This could be a make or break game for both teams when it comes to Big Ten Conference play. The betting pick is that Maryland will get the win at home against UCLA.
As for total points, the betting pick is that UCLA and Maryland will combine to hit the over of 139 points when they play tonight in Big Ten action at XFINITY Center.
