USC vs. Maryland Prediction: Maryland Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/20/2025]

Maryland and USC will meet in college basketball action at XFINITY Center on Thursday, starting at 8:30PM ET.

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

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"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's USC-Maryland game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Maryland with a win probability of 85% and USC with 15%."

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive USC vs. Maryland predictions page.

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USC vs. Maryland Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between USC and Maryland 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Maryland an 85% chance of defeating USC. Our predicted final score has Maryland winning 83-71.

According to our model, Maryland (-11.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 155.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

USC vs. Maryland Odds

We have sourced the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	USC	Maryland
Spread	+11.5 (-115)	-11.5 (-105)
Moneyline	+500	-650
Total	o155.5 (-105)	u155.5 (-115)

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

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USC vs. Maryland Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's USC vs. Maryland matchup is on the spread.

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USC vs. Maryland Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball action between Maryland and USC at XFINITY Center is scheduled to start at 8:30PM ET.

• Who: USC vs. Maryland
• Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025
• Time: 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT
• Venue: XFINITY Center

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

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Conclusion

We predict Maryland, with an 85% win probability, will likely beat USC on Thursday.

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