The Maryland Terrapins (ACC) will not have to travel far to play East Carolina when the teams play the Military Bowl, today (2:30 pm ET). The game will be played at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., only a stones throw from Maryland's College Park campus. The game has some other significance, as it's Terps head coach Ralph Friedgen's last game on the job.
Maryland (8-4) finished the regular season tied for second place in the ACC Atlantic Division while East Carolina (6-6) finished second behind conference champ Central Florida in the C-USA East Division.
Maryland is lined as 7 1/2-chalk favorite versus East Carolina according to oddsmakers at most offshore sports betting sites with a 68 total.
Early betting trends show Maryland the favorite side bet with 71 percent of bets placed. MOneyline wagering is almost down the middle with the Terps getting 52 percent to 48 percent of wagers on East Carolina.
East Carolina performed equally against the betting spread as it did SU, going 6-6 both ways. In totals betting, the Pirates were prolific in scoring driving the the game total OVER the posted total in six of 10 lined games. The Terps were better at home cashing on the spread in four of six games as compared two of six on the road.
While going 8-4 SU in 2010, the Terps were profitable for backers against the spreads in seven of 11 lined games. In eight games with a posted total, the OVER cashed in five of them.
College Football Predictions : One thing East Carolina was known for in 2010 is their basketball like scores. The problem with that is; they were playing football. The Pirates scored in the 30's or over 10 times and notched scores in the 40's and 50's four times. Game totals around 80 points were not uncommon. When it comes to scoring, Maryland is not exactly chopped liver; however had to contend with better defenses in the tougher ACC. That won't be the case today going against East Carolina's defense one of the worst in College Football FBS. The total in today's game total should soar above the posted 68 points.
