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Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten)
College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Terrapins -9.5; over/under is 148.5
BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska takes on Maryland after Brice Williams scored 21 points in Nebraska’s 85-82 loss to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
The Terrapins are 11-1 on their home court. Maryland is second in the Big Ten in team defense, giving up 64.4 points while holding opponents to 41.2% shooting.
The Cornhuskers are 2-4 against conference opponents. Nebraska has a 0-2 record in one-possession games.
Maryland makes 48.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.9 percentage points higher than Nebraska has allowed to its opponents (41.0%). Nebraska scores 12.8 more points per game (77.2) than Maryland gives up (64.4).
The Terrapins and Cornhuskers meet Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ja’Kobi Gillespie is averaging 13.9 points, 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals for the Terrapins.
Connor Essegian averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Cornhuskers, scoring 11.6 points while shooting 40.7% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Terrapins: 6-4, averaging 81.8 points, 31.9 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.
Cornhuskers: 6-4, averaging 73.0 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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