Given how Michigan State demolished Maryland by 30 points when the teams met earlier this month in East Lansing, Mich., the Terps could use all the help they can get when they play the No. 6 Spartans on Sunday at Xfinity Center.
An expected sellout — the first of the 2017-18 season — should benefit Maryland, which has lost three of its past four games and is in dire need of a signature win for an NCAA tournament resume that includes just one top-50 victory.
The condensed Big Ten schedule, which worked against the Terps when they played Jan.