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Maryland vs. Minnesota prediction: Odds, expert picks, QB matchup, player news, betting trends, and stats
Maryland started 3-1 with wins over UConn and @UVA, with a 27-24 loss to Michigan State where Maryland only had a 10% win expectancy. Though they lost 42-28 to undefeated Indiana, the Terps actually had the smallest margin of defeat of any team Indiana has played this season, equating to a moral victory of sorts. They were somewhat surprisingly outclassed by Northwestern who leveled UM 37-10, before bouncing back to squeeze out a 29-28 win over USC. As usual, HC Mike Locksley’s offense is a pass-slated group that ranks top-10 in both passing rate and completion rate (69.5%). A strong linebacker group that ranks 11th in havoc rate bolsters a credible run defense that ranks 19th in yards per successful rush and eighth in yards after contact allowed.
Minnesota took a tough beat in a Week 1 19-17 loss to North Carolina where they had a 86% win expectancy, then rattled off a pair of shutouts over FCS Rhode Island and Nevada. However, then they took a 31-14 smacking at the hands of Iowa before traveling to @Michigan where they lost a close 27-24 coin flip. With Minnesota HC PJ Fleck feeling the pressure of starting 0-3 against P4 opponents, Minnesota won a dramatic 27-24 nailbiter against USC, providing us a classic HC Fleck snap-session on the refs as the game winded down. The Gophers then hopped on a plane to complete their first ever “SoCal Sweep” and took down @UCLA 21-17. UM is 5-2 ATS and has a penchant for producing one-score games, which makes for great TV.
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Game Details and How to watch Maryland @ Minnesota live
· Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
· Time: 3:30 PM EST
· Site: Huntington Bank Stadium
· City: Minneapolis, MN
· TV/Streaming: FS1
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Game odds for Maryland & Minnesota
The latest odds as of Thursday night courtesy of BetMGM:
- Moneyline: Minnesota (-185), Maryland (+150)
- Spread: Minnesota 4.5
- Over/Under: 46.5 points
This game opened Minnesota -2.5 but is now trading between -4 to -4.5 depending on the book. The moneyline dropped with Minnesota at -205 and moved down slightly to a market best -175 with a low of -195. Maryland went from +170 to a best price of +158 and a low of +143. The total was set perfectly at 46.5 right from the jump and hasn’t budged since Monday.
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
NBC Sports Betting Analyst Eric Froton (@CFFroton) thinks:
“Minnesota just defeated a USC program that is somewhat similar to Maryland in terms of scheme and competencies. Four of Minnesota’s five games have been decided by one score or less, and Maryland has the offensive chops to keep pace. I lean Maryland with the +4.5 points.”
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BetMGM Heisman odds
Line movement (open, current)
· Ashton Jeanty +5000, +200
· Cam Ward +20000, +240
· Travis Hunter +3500, +1800
Highest Ticket%
· Travis Hunter 16.5%
· Nico Iamaleava 9.2%
· Cam Ward 8.4%
Highest Handle%
· Travis Hunter 31.2%
· Ashton Jeanty 11.3%
· Cam Ward 8.8%
Quarterback matchup for Maryland @ Minnesota
- Minnesota: A grad transfer from the University of New Hampshire, Brosmer was a heralded Second Team AP FCS All-American and Walter Payton Award Finalist last season before making his way to Minnesota. He’s completing 67.5% of his passes, which ranks 13th nationally, with a very respectable 77th% PFF passing grade. Though he’s piloting an efficient passing attack that ranks 34th in success rate, the Gophers rank a dismal 132nd in passing explosiveness and 118th in pass plays of 20+ yards. Just 10.7% of his pass attempts have been downfield though, so he’s not being asked to stretch the field that often.
- Maryland: Billy Edwards Jr. beat out NC State transfer MJ Morris for the starting job and has excelled in the role, completing a laudable 69.5% of his throws for 2,112 passing yards and a 13-to-4 ratio while recording an 87.2 PFF offensive grade that ranks as the 13th highest mark among Power Four signal callers. Edwards has been getting the ball out of his hands in a brisk 2.22s on average, which is the second fastest release time in FBS. Similar to his counterpart Brosmer, Edwards is leading a rather conservative passing attack that ranks 122nd in explosive pass rate, but also 20th with a 1.4% interception rate that rarely puts their defense in a bad spot.
Trends & recent stats for Minnesota and Maryland
- Minnesota has allowed three touchdowns on 111 completions, which is the second-best completion/TD rate in FBS. Texas tops the list by allowing one passing touchdown on 121 completions.
- Minnesota is targeting their running backs in the pass game 8.4 times per game, sixth-most in FBS. UTEP currently leads the nation with 10.7 RB receiving targets per game.
- Maryland wide receivers have been targeted 208 times this year, the fourth-most among Power Four wideouts. Minnesota has allowed 977 receiving yards so far, second fewest among Big Ten defenses.
- The Terps’ pass defense has been a notch down from recent seasons, ranking 111th with 21% of completions of 20+ yards and 107th in yards per successful dropback (16.2 yards).
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The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival is expected to bring thousands upon thousands each day to Harriet Island in St. Paul between Friday and Sunday.
“Dude, I’m excited for The Black Keys,” said Justice Czarnik of St. Paul while waiting in line to get inside.
Anticipation built on the Mississippi River before the gates opened.
“We do probably about double what we typically do on an average weekend this weekend, so it keeps us busy,” said Miranda Budach, the manager of City House, a restaurant across the river from the tunes.
“One of the stages faces directly at us so you can hear it really well,” said Budach.
The festival results in the restaurant being filled with reservations for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
“Even leading up to the festival, we’ve had people coming over that are setting up, saying, ‘We’re from Oklahoma or Texas and scoping out the area,’” Budach added.
All for names like The Black Keys, The Lumineers, The Strokes, Matchbox Twenty, Mt. Joy and a few artists from nearby.
“Yam House!” said Patti Ekman of Rochester.
Police in St. Paul say the festival is bringing nearly 35,000 to 36,000 folks into the city each day this weekend and they recognize it’s hot out. They’re asking people to be careful.
“We’ve actually equipped the ground with two empty seat-cooling buses, misting cooling fans, more tenting, several hydration stations and more,” said St. Paul Police Department Senior Commander Jesse Mollner.
“You just fill up your water bottle, a little fan on your neck and today’s going to be a great day,” said Czarnik.
The hustle and bustle also gives some the excuse to get away.
“I appreciate it brings a lot of music fans to the island, but it’s a good time to also take a trip away from it because we’re so close to it,” said Paul Thomas of St. Paul.
“Stay cool, drink lots of water,” said Budach. “It’s gonna be hot.”
Metro Transit has multiple bus and light rail routes ready to serve the festival.
Minnesota
Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes further into US, engulfing DC in eerie haze
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states muddled through another day of unhealthy air from uncontrolled wildfires on Friday, as smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze.
Air quality warnings were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide swath of the U.S., but there’s potential for temporary relief with rains and storms forecast over a chunk of the affected region over the weekend.
The smoky conditions won’t be gone anytime soon, though, as fires burn unchecked across a remote region of Canada, cautioned Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster at the National Weather Service based in Maryland. Wildfires in a wilderness area in Minnesota are also contributing to the smoke.
“The source of the smoke is going to continue on for certainly a week, probably,” he said. “So in some form, there’s going to be smoke that gets transported from the fires downstream, and it’s just going to depend upon which way the wind’s blowing as to where the smoke is going to affect the most.”
On Friday, communities in Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois closest to the Canadian border and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota again registered some of the worst air quality in the world, according to IQAir, an air quality monitoring website.
Not far behind them was Washington, D.C., where the thick smoke created eerie scenes. The Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and other national landmarks could be seen enveloped in a thick, orange-hued haze in the morning.
“Wow that Canadian smoke haze is no joke,” Stewart Verdery, a former assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, wrote on X as he shared a panorama of D.C. at sunrise. “Almost nothing visible – no sun, no monuments, no Reagan Airport.”
Air in and around Washington was expected to go from bad to worse as the day progressed, reaching “very unhealthy” and potentially “hazardous” levels on the air quality index, regional officials said.
People, particularly those with heart or lung disease, older adults and children, were urged to limit or avoid going outside as much as possible until air quality improved.
There was also concern in the New York City area about how the foul air might impact the World Cup final match between soccer powerhouses Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday.
Oravec said winds will continue pushing the wildfire smoke east in the U.S., though conditions should be better on game day Sunday than on Saturday.
Just a day earlier, a thick haze tinged with orange and yellow darkened skies across several states and partly obscured Manhattan’s skyline.
Officials from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other Northeast states distributed free K95 face masks, canceled outdoor programming and opened libraries and other public buildings as cooling centers where people could get a respite from the sooty air.
As Friday progressed, air quality measures improved from “unhealthy” to “moderate” in some places in and around New York City.
A strong sun broke through a thin veil of smoke, and large chunks of clear blue sky were visible across much of the region by Friday afternoon.
Saturday brings a high chance of thunderstorms across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, which will help dampen the bad air.
How long the reprieve lasts depends on what happens hundreds of miles north, as some 100 wildfires burn without end in sight, largely in the Ontario area in Canada. In the U.S., officials have closed the Boundary Waters while battling multiple fires.
Long-term exposure to smoky conditions can complicate existing health problems and lead to chronic and deadly issues, including respiratory illness, cardiovascular and neurological diseases and premature death.
See how the bald eagle’s story shows its enduring symbolism
As the U.S. celebrates 250 years, the bald eagle endures as North America’s native sea eagle and national bird.
The common loon, Minnesota’s state bird, is more closely related to a penguin than a duck.
Despite loons predominantly living in the northern hemisphere and penguins mostly living in the southern hemisphere, researchers consider them to be genetic cousins. Taxonomic analyses placed them in an evolutionary cluster tracing back 40 million to 50 million years ago, along with herons and pelicans.
While loons and ducks share habitat on Minnesota lakes, they aren’t close relatives. Ducks are closer cousins to geese and swans.
After sharing a common ancestor, penguins and loons developed distinct characteristics. Loons can fly, but struggle to move on land; penguins can’t fly, but waddle on land. Penguins use flipper-like wings to swim; loons use webbed feet for underwater propulsion.
They have some similar features, however, including dense bones to help dive underwater and their tuxedo coloring.
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