The Boston College Eagles will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Terrapins in Maryland at Comcast Center on Thursday in college basketball action.

The Terrapins currently sports a 14-10 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 9-10-1 ATS. The Eagles are 8-17 and 12-7 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Terrapins produce a 9-10-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Eagles have gone 6-13 against the number.



View Boston College vs Maryland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to back visiting Boston College before tip-off in this one will find them as 9-point underdogs.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Terrapins rated this week at No. 160 and the Eagles sitting at No. 293. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 65-59 result in favor of the Terrapins.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Maryland's No. 82-rated squad against Boston College's No. 328-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Maryland rates No. 279 in the country with 5 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 70 nationally with 7.4 per match.

Defensively, Boston College features the nation's No. 149-rated defense on the road, allowing 69.1 points per game. Maryland, meanwhile, comes in at No. 195 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Boston College, they were a 66-65 loser as they battled Virginia Tech on the road. They covered in the match as a 12-point underdog. The Eagles endured a 66-65 loss at the hands of the Hokies on Sunday, despite a 17-point effort from Ryan Anderson at Cassell Coliseum.

Maryland was a 73-55 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Duke. They failed to cover the 15-point spread as underdogs. Nick Faust scored 15 points in a futile effort to lead the Terrapins to a win (they lost 73-55 to Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday).


Boston College Eagles Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Duke are 5-5
After playing Virginia Tech are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

Maryland Terrapins Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 6-2
Before playing Virginia are 4-6
After playing Duke are 9-1
After a loss are 7-3

A few Eagles at Terrapins trends to consider:
Boston College is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Maryland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College's last 6 games on the road
Boston College is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Maryland is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Maryland is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Maryland's last 6 games at home
Maryland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
Boston College home to Duke, Sunday, February 19
Maryland at Virginia, Saturday, February 18