{"id":336006,"date":"2025-03-26T13:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=336006"},"modified":"2025-03-27T10:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:57:15","slug":"maryland-vs-florida-sweet-16-sgp-predictions-march-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/maryland-vs-florida-sweet-16-sgp-predictions-march-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland vs. Florida Sweet 16 SGP predictions: Ride with Derik Queen, Walter Clayton in +350 parlay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The No. 1 Florida Gators and No. 4 Maryland Terrapins will square off Thursday night in Sweet 16 action at Chase Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Both teams are a long way from home as they try to keep their title hopes alive. I&#8217;m backing Derik Queen and Maryland to at least keep things close, but Florida&#8217;s Walter Clayton Jr. should still make his mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Maryland vs. Florida SGP predictions for their Sweet 16 matchup on March 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maryland vs. Florida predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/ncaab\"><strong>Full March Madness Markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/march\"><strong>PLAY NOW: Un-Bustable Bracket Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Maryland +9.5 | <strong><strong>Queen over 15.5 points<\/strong><\/strong> | Clayton over 3.5 assists (+350)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111778\">Embed: #111778<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Maryland +9.5 <\/strong><\/strong>(-190):<\/strong> Each of Maryland&#8217;s past four losses came on a game-winning shot in the dying seconds. The Terps finally returned the favour on Sunday, downing 12-seed Colorado State with a shot at the buzzer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maryland has been blowout-proof all season long. And that&#8217;s saying something in the deeply talented Big Ten conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All eight of Maryland&#8217;s losses came by six or fewer points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Terps are 4-2 ATS as underdogs this season, per Team Rankings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida is 0-2 ATS so far in March Madness, and it almost lost outright as a 9-point favourite over the weekend against UConn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gators are an elite squad, but they&#8217;re a pedestrian 13-10 against a -9.5 spread since the start of conference play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as Maryland&#8217;s 15th-ranked perimeter defence (30.2 3PT% allowed) holds up against Clayton, this game should be close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NCAA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Queen over 15.5 points<\/strong> (-195):<\/strong> Queen should be brimming with confidence right now after draining the buzzer-beater that sent Maryland to the Sweet 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baltimore native is well on his way to the NBA lottery after earning first-team all-Big Ten honours as a freshman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen is averaging 16.2 PPG and playing his best basketball over his past 12 games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>18.6 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16+ points in 8 of 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10+ points in 12 of 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>78.4 FT% on 7.3 attempts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida ranks fifth in NCAA Division I opponent 3PT% (29.5), and Maryland doesn&#8217;t tend to heave a bunch of 3s anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen has the talent to be a bully in the paint, and his free-throw shooting is an asset he can fall back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Clayton over 3.5 assists<\/strong><\/strong> (-121):<\/strong> Clayton has taken matters into his own hands a lot so far in March Madness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, he has only three total assists compared to 25 shot attempts (and 46 points) through two games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But against Maryland, a far better defensive squad than Norfolk State or UConn, I expect Clayton will need to lean on his teammates a bit more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clayton leads Florida in assists per game (4.2).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has 4+ assists in 19 of 35 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three of his teammates average 11+ PPG, so there will be other viable scoring options on the floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Maryland ranks 100th in opponent assist rate, per KenPom.com, so this isn&#8217;t exactly a plus matchup. But that shouldn&#8217;t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are nine SEC teams in the top 100 in opponent assist rate, so Clayton has seen plenty of tough matchups. And yet he still averaged 4.7 APG in conference play (SEC tournament included).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Maryland vs. Florida predictions made at 1:05 p.m. on 03\/26\/25<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The No. 1 Florida Gators and No. 4 Maryland Terrapins will square off Thursday night in Sweet 16 action at Chase Center. The pregame narrative: Both teams are a long way from home as they try to keep their title hopes alive. 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