NCAAF : UCONN vs Maryland Odds & Prediction (Aug 31, 2024)

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August 30, 2024
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Game Info: August 31, 2024 12:00PM ET @ SECU Stadium

While Maryland is better at rushing and accumulating total yards, UConn has a slight advantage in passing accuracy and ball security. This match should be exciting as both sides have no injury reports.

Betting Odds and Info

These are the latest odds as of writing:

Moneyline: UConn +876, Maryland -1500

Spread: UConn +876, Maryland -20

Over/Under: 44.5

Team Recent Performances

UCONN Huskies

UConn has had a mixed record characterized by some victories as well as difficult defeats. On November 26th, they won against UMass 31-18 while covering the +2.5 spread and hitting the under bet. They did it again on November 19th when they crushed SCH 31-3 as 25-point favorites making sure it was an under game. However, they also experienced big road losses such as the 6-44 loss to JMU on November 12, missing the +25.5 spread and the 3-59 loss to Tennessee on November 5, missing the +35 spread. Finally, on October 29th Uconn lost 14-21 to Boston College but managed to cover the +14.5 spread in an under game.

Maryland Terrapins

The performance of Maryland has been mixed up recently, with notable gains and losses. On December 31, a solid victory of 31-13 over Auburn was acquired through their covering the +4.5 spread and hitting the under on a total all together amounting to 48 points, with a moneyline of +155. Earlier on November 26th, they had defeated Rutgers by 42-24 as two-point favorites, thus easily surpassing the spread while also hitting the over on 45.5 points having a moneyline of -130. Maryland played Michigan on November 19th where they lost 24-31 but managed to cover the +18 spread in a game that saw an over for over 51 points which was meant for Michigan at +640. On November 12th they sneaked past Nebraska by scoring just 13 while conceding only ten for a low scoring match that went under 42.5 hence bringing about this -126 from Maryland against Nebraska. Nonetheless on November they recorded the worst defeat against Penn State losing 15-51 and missing out on covering a +7.5 spread in a game where high goals but low outcomes to bring them above this divider at 49 point total hence giving rise to its +245 line from Penn state itself.

Team Head-to-Head Matchup

UConn and Maryland both have a record of 1-1. UConn has a record of 0-1-1 against the spread (ATS) while Maryland is at 1-0-1. All their games have gone over the total points with UConn having an average of 22.5 points per game and Maryland slightly better at 26.5 points per game. In terms of running game, Maryland has more of an edge as they rush for an average of 160 yards against UConn’s average rushing yardage of 89 yards. In terms of passing game, UConn completes 64.52% of their passes which amounts to about 209.5 yards per match as against 48.08% for a distance of 193 yards for Maryland. The total number of yards gained per match also favors Maryland with 353 yards while UConn has only 298.5 total yards gained on average per match played so far . As such, UConn seems to be doing slightly better in ball security measures with an average turnover rate of 1.5 per match while for its opponent it is 2.5 turnovers each single game played thus far.

Team Injuries

There are no reported injuries on both teams.

SPORTBOOK.AG’s Prediction

Maryland will win. Their stronger rushing attack and higher total yards give them a slight edge over UConn, despite the game being competitive.

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