Maryland Terrapins versus Iowa Hawkeyes Pick Prediction NIT Tournament College Basketball Lines Odds Preview 4-2-2013

The 24-12 Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big Ten conference will battle the 25-12 Maryland Terrapins from the ACC conference in an NIT Tournament semifinal college basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Madison Square Garden in New York City is scheduled for 9:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN2.
The college basketball odds from this game has the Iowa Hawkeyes favored by -3 points with an over under line of 135 ½ points.
Iowa has a neutral court record of 3-2 on the year. The Hawkeyes began play in the NIT Tournament with a 68-52 victory against the Indiana St Sycamores as a -11 point betting favorite. In a second round game it was Iowa with a 75-63 home victory against Stony Brook as a -8 ½ point favorite. The Hawkeyes are coming off the NIT quarterfinal 75-64 road victory against the Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 125 points. The Hawkeyes enjoyed a 49.1% shooting game and made 8 of 17 from three point line. Iowa was good at the free throw line making all fifteen shots. They give up just 38% shooting to the Cavaliers and pulled down six more rebounds than Virginia. Roy Devyn Marble led the Hawkeyes with 24 points and five assists as he made 8 of his 16 shots. The Hawkeyes defend well by sitting in the top ten percent of college basketball in defensive field goal and three point shooting by giving up 38.8% shooting from the field and 29.5% from three to their opponents.
Maryland is 3-2 straight up playing on neutral courts. In a first round NIT Tournament game the Terrapins defeated Niagara 86-70 as a -10 point home favorite. They followed up with a 62-52 home victory to the Denver Pioneers as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. In the NIT quarterfinals it was Maryland with the 58-57 road victory to the Alabama Crimson Tide as a +3 point underdog. The game finished under 128 ½ points. The Terrapins enjoyed a 50% shooting game and made 7 of 15 three pointers. They survived 17 turnovers by pulling down eight more rebounds. Maryland allowed 40% shooting to Alabama along with 4 of 15 coming from three point distance. Alex Len led Maryland with 15 points and 13 boards as he made 6 of 9 shots. The Terrapins shoot the ball very well hitting on 46.6% from the floor to rank in the top ten percent of college basketball. They are ranked tenth in the nation in defensive field goal percentage by giving up 38.4% shooting to their opponents.