Maryland Terrapins vs Virginia Cavaliers

Virginia will try again to get its first win after bowing to James Madison 36-35 while covering as a 6.5-point underdog. The Dukes scored with 55 seconds left on a 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud to Kaelon Black to defeat the Cavaliers who actually got a good game from QB Anthony Colandrea, who finished 20 of 26 for 377 yards and two touchdowns and an interception and he was named the ACC Rookie of the Week. Virginia had 395 total yards, but only 18 on the ground. Maryland is 2-0 straight up, but it hasn't covered two big point spreads against Towson and Charlotte. The 49ers got off to 14-0 lead before the Terrapins came back and outscored them 38-6 in the final three quarters. Virginia has covered four of five as an underdog of 10.5 or greater and the UNDER is 5-0 its past five games after totaling at least 280 passing yards its previous game. Maryland has gone UNDER five of seven and the Terrapins aren't ready to cover double-digit points. Take Virginia and the UNDER.

I think head that coach Randy Edsel had bigger things in mind when he left UConn to take the helm at Maryland. He certainly has some positive things going on after dropping his final eight games a year ago, as the Terrapins are off to a 3-2 start. The only two blemishes have been vs. West Virginia who they held to 31 points, and his former UConn team for a 3-point loss. The defense remains strong and the offense is coming. After six games of scoring less than 20 a year ago, the Terps are averaging 24.3 points per game in their last four. Virginia is another story, losing to a Georgia Tech team that is 1-4 by 36, and to Duke by 25 points. They are allowing 42.3 points per game over their last four, having been been outscored 169-82. Last year, Maryland may have not had enough to exploit the shortcomings of the Cavaliers’ defense, but they do now. They also have the ability to defend a team that has problems finding the scoreboard. While Maryland is moving forward, the Cavs appear to be regressing, and their 0-7-1 ATS mark in their last eight games pretty much backs that up. Under head coach Mike London, this Cavs team is just 4-12 ATS following a loss. Fear the Turtle! Play on Maryland.