Maryland is coming into this game with a 9-5 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won 5 of their last 6 games but they are coming off of a loss at home in their last game. They lost that game to Purdue who is ranked number 1 in the country right now but other than that game where they were dominated by Purdue from start to finish, they have not had a very tough schedule in that span. They won their last game on the road against UCLA but UCLA has been struggling a lot recently. They also lost their other 2 road games this season, losing by 10+ points to both Indiana and Villanova. They have also struggled in their conference games as they are 1-2 with their only win coming against Penn State at home in a tight game that went to OT. They are going up against a Minnesota team that is 11-3 this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. Their last loss this season was on the road against a very good Ohio State team but they have won their last 6 straight games since then. They won 5 of those 6 games by 10+ points and they are coming off of a road win in the conference against Michigan in their last game. Their other conference win came at home by 10+ points against a very good Nebraska team and Minnesota has been a very dominant team at home all season. They have won 10 of their 11 games at home this season and all 10 of those wins have been by 10+ points as well. Minnesota is going to get up for this conference game at home as they have some quality wins there this season and Maryland has struggled a lot more on the road against these better teams. Minnesota will cover the spread in this game.