Early money has come on Maryland and I agree with the marketplace. Maryland is the superior team. I respect Connecticut's defense, but the Terrapins have NBA-caliber players and rank third in the nation in field goal percentage. They haved shot better than 50 percent in five straight games.

Playing and losing at North Carolina was good experience and humbling for Maryland. It makes the Terrapins more battle tested for this matchup.

Note that this game is being played at Madison Square Garden. The Terrapins are 14-6 ATS in neutral site contests. Connecticut already has dropped neutral site games to Syracuse and Gonzaga.