Northwestern at Maryland

Maryland had a good thing going, winning seven in a row, but then the Terrapins lost at Michigan State before being totally outplayed by Illinois, a clearly inferior opponent, on Saturday. The Terps were outscored 48-33 in the second half and now have doubts about themselves getting back on track. Northwestern had a two-game winning streak snapped in a 62-46 loss at Wisconsin, which was expected, and now the Wildcats have an opportunity to beat a confused Maryland squad. Northwestern holds opponents to only 64.3 points per game and a .426 field goal percentage. Vic Law leads the Wildcats with 15.8 points per game followed by Dererk Pardon, who averages 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds. The underdog has covered four of the last five meetings and the road team has covered the spread in seven of the last eight, but there is huge value in the outright win. Play Northwestern on the moneyline.