Maryland vs. Rutgers Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 1

The Maryland Terrapins (11-17, 4-13 Big Ten) are favored, by 4.5 points, versus the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-17, 4-13 Big Ten) on March 1, 2026 at XFINITY Center. The Scarlet Knights are sputtering right now, having lost two in a row and going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup's over/under is set at 141.5.

Maryland heads into this matchup on the heels of a 74-61 loss to Nebraska on Wednesday. In the losing effort, Andre Mills led Maryland with 19 points. Rutgers is coming off of a 79-72 loss to Washington in its last game on Tuesday. Lino Mark scored 18 points in Rutgers' loss, leading the team.

Maryland vs. Rutgers Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET
• Where: XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland
• Spread favorite: Maryland -4.5
• Moneyline favorite: Maryland -228
• Moneyline underdog: Rutgers +179
• Over/Under: 141.5 points

How to watch Maryland vs. Rutgers

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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Betting the Over/Under: Maryland vs. Rutgers

• Maryland and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (141.5 points) 18 times this season.
• This season, 16 of Rutgers' games have finished with a combined score higher than 141.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 141.2 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than the total of 141.5 for this game.
• This game's total is 11.7 less than the 153.2 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Maryland has a 148.3 average over/under in its games this season, 6.8 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 4.6 points lower than the average over/under in Rutgers' games this season (146.1 points).

Betting the Spread: Maryland vs. Rutgers

• Maryland has played 28 games, with 13 wins against the spread.
• The Terrapins have been favored by 4.5 points or more six times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Rutgers is 13-15-0 against the spread this season.
• The Scarlet Knights have been underdogs by 4.5 points or more 20 times this season and are 11-9 ATS in those matchups.
• Maryland is 6-7 against the spread, and 7-6 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 4.5-point favorite or greater, Maryland has two wins ATS (2-3).
• This year on the road, Rutgers is 4-5 against the spread and 1-8 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Maryland vs. Rutgers

• This season, Maryland has been moneyline favorites eight times and won seven of those games.
• The Terrapins have been at least a -228 moneyline favorite five times this season and won each of those games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.5% chance of a victory for Maryland.
• Rutgers has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 20 games this year and has walked away with the win four times (20%) in those games.
• This season, the Scarlet Knights have been a moneyline underdog of -228 or more 15 times, losing every contest.
• Rutgers has an implied victory probability of 35.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.