Penn State vs. Maryland prediction: Why Maryland is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/18/2026]

Maryland and Penn State will meet in men's college basketball action at XFINITY Center on Sunday, starting at 12:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Maryland as the most likely winner of the Penn State vs. Maryland game.

This article offers further insights into Sunday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Penn State vs. Maryland prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's NCAA basketball game between Penn State and Maryland 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Maryland a 61% chance of beating Penn State. Our predicted final score has Maryland winning 75-72.

According to our model, Maryland (-1.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 145.5 points has a 52% chance of staying under.

Penn State vs. Maryland odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

Penn State vs. Maryland picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: