#867/868 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Under 129.5 Points – Penn State vs Maryland, Monday at 7 PM ET - PSU is the slowest paced team in the Big 10 and one of the slowest in the nation (351st out of 358 teams). They limit possessions and make most games they play in low scoring affairs. Their Big 10 games average 129 points which is the lowest in the league. The Nittany Lions are last in the league in scoring and tied for 1st in PPG allowed. Since January 8th (last 10 games) PSU games have scored more than 132 points (in regulation) just ONE time. Their last 10 games have averaged just 120.8 total points if we subtract the OT points in their game vs Iowa. They’ve even been able to slow down the fast paced teams in the conference. PSU has faced the 4 fastest paced teams in the league (Nebraska, Iowa, NW, and Wisconsin) 4 times this season and those games have averaged 123 total points. Maryland is a middle of the pack offense in the Big 10. They rank 7th in efficiency and 10th in FG%. We don’t see them having great success vs a PSU defense that ranks in the top 40 in defensive efficiency. The Terps are decent, not great defensively, allowing just under 1.00 PPP on the season (105th nationally). However, they are facing a Penn State offense that is one of the worst in the Big 10 averaging less than 1.00 PPP in conference play (12th out of 14 teams). In their 2 games last year these two totaled 105 and 127 points. This one won’t be pretty. Low scoring and we like the UNDER.