Gonzaga lost to Michigan by 40. Does that mean they suck? Auburn lost to Michigan by 40 and Arizona by 29.
I get the rest of the stats you are using and they're far more than one offs like I'm pointing out. I'm just saying it's probably the worst point in the season from a timing perspective to analyze Maryland. Not that their schedule is void of good opposition in the future, but after watching them I don't think they're bad.
Eh. One bad game doesn't mean a team sucks. Purdue lost to Iowa State by 23. Does that mean Purdue suddenly sucks?
No. Sometimes a game just gets out of hand. Purdue led that game by 5 at one point a little past the 10 minute mark, and was only down 4 at the half. But then ISU went on a heater to start the second half and in 3 1/2 minutes of game time, it ballooned to 15 points.
That's one data point. OTOH, Purdue has handled everyone else on their schedule. All but one was a double digit margin, including a lopsided (30 point) win over ranked Texas Tech on a neutral court. The closest win was over Alabama, by 7, in Tuscaloosa.
But Maryland doesn't have that sort of a resume. As
@ELA points out, they have multiple other lopsided losses, and narrow wins over teams they should have handled better. Their weakness looks like more than just a tough schedule.
They don't have the body of work to excuse a lopsided loss, especially because they have so many of them...
