Who’s Playing

Maryland Terrapins @ UAB Blazers

Current Records: Maryland 1-1, UAB 0-2

How To Watch

• When: Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Harrah’s Cherokee Center — Asheville, North Carolina
• TV: ESPN2
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• Follow: CBS Sports App

What to Know

The UAB Blazers will take on the Maryland Terrapins at 12:30 p.m. ET on Sunday at Harrah’s Cherokee Center. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.

The point spread may have favored UAB last Friday, but the final result did not. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 77-76 to the Tigers. UAB has now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.

Despite the defeat, UAB had strong showings from Efrem Johnson, who earned 17 points, and Eric Gaines, who earned 18 points along with 4 steals.

Meanwhile, it’s hard to win when your three-point shooting is a whole 31.6% worse than the opposition, a fact Maryland found out the hard way on Friday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 64-61.

Maryland’s loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Julian Reese, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Jahmir Young who earned 18 points along with 7 assists.

The Blazers’ defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for the Terrapins, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, UAB is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by five points. They finished last season with a 14-16 record against the spread.

Odds

Maryland is a 5-point favorite against UAB, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 5-point spread, and stayed right there.

The over/under is set at 139.5 points.

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