#617/618 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Under 132.5 Points – Maryland vs Rutgers, Tuesday at 8 PM ET - These 2 met just 10 days ago and tallied 129 points with the final score Rutgers 70-59. They scored a bunch of points late as they had just 112 total points with 2:30 remaining in the game. If we can avoid a late flurry in this one we should be fine. Neither offense is great ranking 11th and 13th in the Big 10 in scoring. They rank 230th and 236th in offensive eFG%. Rutgers has shot ridiculously well from 3 point land in Big 10 play hitting 41% which would rank them 2nd in the country if they had shot that well the entire season. The fact is they shoot 34% from deep on the season (134th) and we can expect a regression to the mean. Defense is the strength of both of these teams with each ranking inside the top 75 in the country in adjusted efficiency. We really like the fact that these 2 rank 14th and 13th in Big 10 play at opponent’s percentage of points from the FT line. They simply don’t foul very much. Lastly, neither is an up tempo type team with Rutgers sits 12th in the league in tempo (conference play) and Maryland ranks 9th. Maryland showed some momentum defensively over the weekend holding a very good Illinois team to just 0.98 points per possession (Illini average 1.16 PPP on the season). Rutgers had one of their worst defensive performances allowing Minnesota to average 1.24 PPP and 54% shooting. Knights coach Pikiell was very upset with his team’s defensive effort and we can expect a very good outing on that end of the court tonight. Under is the play.