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00:00Live right here on the early line on sports grid. We round out our three hours together on
00:06this
00:07Thursday as we get you ready for everything in sports
00:10We'll look at the odds one final time for the four nations face off
00:14Championship game between the Canadians and the Americans tonight
00:17It's the US and Canada in Boston inside TD Garden nine games slate around the NBA
00:24Plenty of action for you to enjoy as the all-star break is through
00:30The stretch run of this NBA regular season truly begins in full tonight
00:35We also got a couple of good big ten games on the docket in college basketball. Not a huge
00:41Thursday night slate around the country
00:43But again a couple of good ones in the big ten, Ohio State tries to stay in tournament position
00:48Double-digit favorite at home catch or lay in ten and a half
00:51I should say against an injured Northwestern team that has been feisty
00:55142 and a half is
00:57That total keep an eye on James Madison as things go in the Sun Belt. We've got some good ones in the Coastal
01:05Athletic Association that would be known as the CAA
01:09In a really intriguing team in the spring break destination of the Northeast in College Park. It's number 20
01:18Maryland now the Terps from a metric perspective are
01:22Really really stout they are 17th in offensive efficiency
01:25They are 21st in adjusted defensive efficiency
01:29According to Kent Palm
01:31Those are the exact metrics that you would want if you were to handpick a team balanced on both sides
01:38Competitive on both sides to be a team to make a deep run in the big dance to be a factor in the NCA a
01:46Tournament and right now Kevin Willard's team is
01:49Exactly that 20 wins this season 10 and 5 in the big 10
01:53They have won 7 of their last 8 they play at a high tempo
01:58They defend you very well in the half court again a lot to love. They've got an outstanding
02:04Talented freshman big in Derek Queen. They've got a guy that hunts the glass in scores in Julian Reese
02:10They've got one of the better guards that you probably haven't heard much about in Jacobi Gillespie
02:15In the big 10 right now. In fact, they have a starting five that has scored nearly
02:2185% of their total points this year
02:24They are not known for their depth, but they are known for their starting unit
02:28In fact, you heard of the fab five, of course at Michigan
02:32Maryland starting to call this starting five with all that they are asked and delivered game in game out
02:38Known as the crab five. Yeah, that's some catchy branding with shirts to
02:43Round it out. You guys got like you got guys like Rodney Rice and Celta Miguel in that starting five as well
02:50They play a majority of the production for the Terps night in night out. They do
02:54most of
02:56The scoring could depth be an issue in the NCAA tournament and we shall see but so far
03:02Maryland is looking really good and not out of that big 10 title race
03:07We'll talk about that in just a moment the Terrapins at home tonight ten and a half point favorite against USC the Trojans in a
03:15little bit of a tailspin here as of late total at 153 and
03:20a half Maryland on Sunday laying double digits against an Iowa team that doesn't defend the ball all that
03:27Well, it felt a little bit light turned out to be Maryland won that game by 26 scoring more than a hundred points
03:3410175 I believe was that final score?
03:37Yes
03:38Indeed it was Maryland covering that number when we look at the Terrapins this year in terms of how they have
03:44Performed as we said they have covered or they have won three in a row
03:48They have won six of their last seven in big ten play in terms of covering those numbers
03:54They've covered in two straight including an outright win as a slight underdog in Lincoln against the Cornhuskers
04:01They pushed in their other third win. They have gone over in
04:05Three in a row as well big game for Maryland early next week against, Michigan State as you see those odds for the Terrapins on
04:14Your screen. We'll get back to those in just a moment USC as an underdog as of late five games
04:21They are three and five three and two, excuse me against the number with two outright victories double-digit spread tonight in College Park
04:29So let's talk about the Terrapins again as a team that can make some noise in the NCAA tournament
04:3517th offensive efficiency
04:3721st
04:38Defensive efficiency the metrics that you would like to make a deep run in March to win the Big Ten again
04:46They are not out of it a 10 and 5 record at 9 to 1 the slight minus money favorites, Michigan
04:52They take on Michigan State tomorrow. The Terps get the Spartans at home following that huge rivalry game
04:58But a 10 to 1 price to win the Final Four in 50 to 1 to win the national championship
05:03Could this Terrapins team make that run through the madness to provide some value in those numbers?
05:10I would say yes