The Louisville Cardinals and Maryland Terrapins will square off for the 2021 Bahamas Championship at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday on CBS Sports Network. Louisville is favored by one point at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 138 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any Louisville vs. Maryland picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,100 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Louisville is a very good defensive team. Opponents are shooting just 29.2 percent from three-point range and 41.7 percent on two-point attempts against the Cardinals this season. Louisville also creates havoc with a steal rate of 11.5 percent, and the Cardinals are above-average on the defensive glass, securing 74.1 percent of available rebounds. On offense, Louisville is balanced, with six players averaging at least seven points per game, and the Cardinals are shooting 52.8 percent on two-point attempts through five games.

The model also knows Maryland is balanced and effective. The Terrapins are committing a turnover on only 17.3 percent of possessions on offense, with Maryland also grabbing 32 percent of missed shots on the offensive glass. Maryland is above-average in free throw creation and two-point shooting, and the Terrapins are generating an assist on 58.1 percent of field goals. Defensively, Maryland is one of the best teams in the country on the glass, grabbing 80.1 percent of available rebounds. The Terrapins also sport a 14.0 percent block rate, and rim protection is a clear strength.

Now, it has set its sights on Louisville vs. Maryland. We can tell you the model is leaning under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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