<p>After ending 2022 with a couple of comfortable non-conference wins, Maryland (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) will step back into conference action this afternoon as they visit Michigan (7-5, 1-0 Big Ten).</p>
<p>Today’s matchup at the Crisler Center is set for a 4:30 pm tip, and it will be televised by FS1.</p>
<p>The Wolverines are looking to rebound after Thursday’s 63-61 loss to Central Michigan, who scored a stunning win at the Crisler Center on freshman Reggie Bass’s late three. Entering the game, Michigan was favored by over 20 points over the Chippewas, who were just 4-8 and had lost four straight games.</p>
<p>Will the Wolverines get back on track and give the fanbase something to smile about after the football team’s crushing College Football Playoff loss yesterday? </p>
<p>Read on for our Maryland vs Michigan prediction, as well as our betting picks and analysis for the matchup.</p>
<h2 id="help">Maryland vs Michigan Odds</h2>
<p><strong><em>Odds are via <a href="https://affiliates.bettingnews.com/register/betonline/">BetOnline</a> as of Sunday, January 1, 2023, at 12:20 pm ET. This article may also include odds from our other recommended <a href="/legal/">legal sports betting sites</a>. </em></strong></p>
<h2 id="17lfh">Spread</h2>
<ul>
<li>Maryland +0.5 (-105)</li>
<li>Michigan -0.5 (-115)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="esnp4">Over/Under</h3>
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<li>Over 144.5 (-110)</li>
<li>Under 144.5 (-110)</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="841i6">Moneyline</h3>
<ul>
<li>Maryland -104</li>
<li>Michigan -115</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="3f131">Will the Wolverines Wake Up Offensively</h2>
<p>In many college basketball games, holding a team to 63 points, limiting them to 40.6% from the field overall and 20.7% from three, and winning the turnover battle by five will lead to a win.</p>
<p>But it didn’t for Michigan, as Central Michigan held them to 35.1% (20 of 57) from the field and 27.3% (6 of 22) from three.</p>
<p>Also, the Chippewas outrebounded the Wolverines 47-32, with five CMU players grabbing at least five rebounds, compared to just two for Michigan.</p>
<p>This season, the Wolverines have shot 45% or better from the field six times: Purdue-Fort Wayne, Eastern Michigan, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Minnesota, and Lipscomb. </p>
<p>Of those six games, the only one that they lost was the Virginia game, a 70-68 loss in which the Cavaliers also shot better than 50%.</p>
<p>That leaves six games in which Michigan has shot less than 45% from the field: Arizona State, Ohio, Jackson State, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Central Michigan.</p>
<p>Of those six games, the Ohio and Jackson State games are the only two that the Wolverines won.</p>
<p>So, that would seem to make today’s mission against Maryland a fairly straightforward one. Shoot better, and limit the Terrapins just as they limited the Chippewas.</p>
<p>Maryland has shot no worse than 44.3% in their ten wins this season. But in their three losses, they shot 38.2% (vs Wisconsin), 32.7% (vs Tennessee), and 40.4% (vs UCLA). </p>
<h2 id="41hto">Maryland vs Michigan Prediction and Picks</h2>
<p><strong>Maryland vs Michigan Prediction:</strong> Michigan to win</p>
<p><strong>Maryland vs Michigan Picks:</strong> Michigan ML (Best Value: <a href="https://affiliates.bettingnews.com/register/bovada/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bovada Sportsbook</a> &amp; <a href="https://affiliates.bettingnews.com/register/bmgm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BetMGM</a>) &amp; Michigan team total over (Best Value: over 71.5 @ <a href="https://affiliates.bettingnews.com/register/betus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">BetUS</a>)</p>
<p>Despite their underwhelming record and a bad, bad loss on Thursday, I still do think there is some potential in this Michigan squad. </p>
<p>Hunter Dickinson is key to that potential. And after scoring just nine points, playing only 27 minutes, and fouling out in the Wolverines’ 80-76 loss to North Carolina, he had just 13 points and six rebounds in 32 minutes against Central Michigan. </p>
<p>Dickinson had ten free-throw attempts against the Chippewas, but he took just nine shots from the field for the second straight game. That isn’t enough for a guy who should be in the double digits every time out.</p>
<p>In the last two seasons, Dickinson has had only stretch in which he failed to score at least 15 points in three straight games, and I expect him to avoid that today and help lead the Wolverines to a morale-boosting win.</p>
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