Maryland vs. Norfolk State Women's Basketball Predictions - NCAA Tournament

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The No. 4 seed Maryland Terrapins (23-7) and the No. 13 seed Norfolk State Spartans (30-4) will meet on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The contest airs on ESPN.

The Terrapins are currently massive 16.5-point favorites against the Spartans. The over/under is 145.5 points for the game.

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Maryland vs. Norfolk State Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Saturday, March 22, 2025
  • Game time: 4 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Location: College Park, Maryland
  • Arena: XFINITY Center
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Maryland vs. Norfolk State Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Maryland (-16.5)
  • Moneyline: Maryland (-1639), Norfolk State (+950)
  • Total: 145.5 points

Pick ATS:Norfolk State (+16.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (145.5)
  • Prediction: Maryland 75, Norfolk State 64

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Maryland vs. Norfolk State Comparison

Maryland Rank Maryland Stat Norfolk State Stat Norfolk State Rank
12th 79.9 Points Scored 74.4 49th
293rd 69.3 Points Allowed 55.9 19th
81st 14.7 Assists 14.1 114th
231st 16.0 Turnovers 13.1 58th
16th 46.6% Field Goal % 43.8% 74th
209th 41.2% Field Goal % Allowed 36.4% 15th

Maryland Key Players

  • Kaylene Smikle leads the Terrapins in scoring, tallying 17.7 points per game to go with 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
  • Saylor Poffenbarger is Maryland's leading rebounder, grabbing 7.7 per game, while Shyanne Sellers is its best passer, averaging 4.2 assists in each contest.
  • The Terrapins get the most three-point shooting production out of Sarah Te-Biasu, who makes 1.9 threes per game.
  • The Maryland steals leader is Smikle, who averages 1.5 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Christina Dalce, who compiles 0.9 rejections per contest.

Norfolk State Key Players

  • Diamond Johnson scores 19.2 points and tacks on 4.1 assists per game, and is at the top of the Spartans' leaderboards for those statistics.
  • Kierra Wheeler is at the top of the Norfolk State rebounding leaderboard with 9.1 rebounds per game. Wheeler also racks up 15.7 points and tacks on 1.5 assists per game.
  • Johnson is the top shooter from deep for the Spartans, hitting 2.0 threes per game.
  • Norfolk State's leader in steals is Johnson with 3.6 per game, and its leader in blocks is Wheeler with 2.3 per game.

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