Ohio State at Maryland: How to watch, odds, predictions from ESPN, KenPom

Maryland (13-15, 5-12 B1G) hosts the No. 22 Ohio State Buckeyes  (18-7, 11-5, B1G) on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET. Here’s how to watch, Vegas odds, ESPN BPI predictions and KenPom game predictions as well for both teams ahead of Sunday’s B1G showdown.

How to watch Ohio State at Maryland

Time: 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT

Channel: CBS

Location: College Park, MD

Odds

Money line: Ohio State -179, Maryland +155.

Spread: Ohio State -3.5, -112. Maryland +3.5, -110.

Total: Over/Under 142.5, -110.

Check out the rest of Vegas’ odds ahead of Sunday’s college game day slate.

ESPN BPI predictions 

Matchup quality: 84.8%

Win probability: Ohio State, 64.9%

Predicted point differential: 3.8

‘The College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a measure of team strength that is meant to be the best predictor of performance going forward. BPI represents how many points above or below average a team is. Strength of Record (SOR) is a measure of team accomplishment based on how difficult a team’s W-L record is to achieve. 

Game predictions account for opponent strength, pace of play, site, travel distance, day’s rest and altitude, and are used to simulate the season 10,000 times to produce season projections. Numbers update daily,’ per ESPN.

For the rest of ESPN’s BPI predictions, click here.

KenPom predictions

Score prediction: Ohio State 74, Maryland 70. 

Win probability: Ohio State, 63%. 

Check out the rest of KenPom’s predictions for Ohio State at Maryland, and the rest of college basketball here.

Ohio State vs. Maryland preview

Before falling to Indiana 74-64 on the road Thursday night, the Maryland Terrapins were playing some of their best basketball of the season. They pushed No. 3 Purdue to the limit on the road 62-61 on Feb. 13 before rolling past Nebraska and Penn State in consecutive games.

Ohio State on the other hand is coming off a fantastic performance against No. 15 Illinois on Thursday, taking down the Fighting Illini on their home floor 86-83. Malaki Branham scored an impressive 31 points on 10-14 shooting while EJ Liddell and Kyle Young combined for 39 points themselves. No other Buckeye scored more than 6 points.

More importantly, however, is that the Buckeye defense forced National Player of the Year candidate Kofi Cockburn to just 12 points and three rebounds — something not many teams can attest to this season, judging by the fact that Cockburn averages 21.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per outing.