Grand Canyon vs. Maryland Prediction: Maryland Predicted to Win March Madness First Round Matchup [3/21/2025]

Maryland and Grand Canyon will meet in March Madness First Round action at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday, starting at 4:45PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Maryland as the most likely winner of today's game.

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"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Grand Canyon-Maryland game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Maryland's chance of winning is 81%, while Grand Canyon's is 19%."

For a closer look at Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Grand Canyon vs. Maryland predictions page.

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Grand Canyon vs. Maryland Prediction: Who Will Win and Advance to the Second Round?

Using innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Friday's NCAA Tournament game between Grand Canyon and Maryland 10,000 times as part of our March Madness predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Maryland an 81% chance of defeating Grand Canyon. Our predicted final score has Maryland winning 81-71.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Grand Canyon and Maryland each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 151.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Grand Canyon vs. Maryland March Madness Odds

We have sourced the best March Madness odds in America for this First Round game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Grand Canyon	Maryland
Spread	+9.5 (-104)	-9.5 (-112)
Moneyline	+370	-475
Total	o151.5 (-110)	u151.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Grand Canyon vs. Maryland Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Grand Canyon vs. Maryland matchup is on the spread.

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Grand Canyon vs. Maryland Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball matchup between Maryland and Grand Canyon at Climate Pledge Arena is scheduled to start at 4:45PM ET.

• Who: Grand Canyon vs. Maryland
• Date: Friday, March 21, 2025
• Time: 4:45PM ET/1:45PM PT
• Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
• March Madness Stage: First Round

Dimers.com's full preview of Friday's Grand Canyon vs. Maryland matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Maryland, with an 81% win probability, will likely beat Grand Canyon on Friday.

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