Selton Miguel feels most comfortable when playing at home — as most players do. But the difference is more pronounced for Maryland men’s basketball’s fifth-year.

The guard scorches the net when he plays at Xfinity Center. He’s shooting 46.5 percent from the field and 45.5 percent on 3-pointers in 17 home games. Those clips drop to 39.4 percent and 33.3 percent, respectively, in his seven road games.

The USF transfer noted everything is different when he plays in a visiting arena for the first time, from the gym itself to the rims he shoots on.

“We definitely feel comfortable at home,” Miguel said after Maryland’s win over Rutgers on Sunday. “I feel like it’s new to us going on the road … coach [Kevin] Willard just knows, whenever we hit a three at home, we can get going.”

Luckily for Miguel, the Terps won’t need to board a flight for more than two weeks once they return from Thursday’s game at Nebraska. Afterwards, their next road bout is not until March 1 against Penn State.

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Maryland is favored in six of their remaining seven regular-season games, according to KenPom. The Terps will face Northwestern, Penn State and Iowa — three teams all sitting in the bottom five of the Big Ten.

Queen rises up draft boards

Derik Queen entered his freshman year as a highly touted prospect.

While Maryland fans and basketball watchers alike eagerly awaited Queen’s first season, most viewed him as a multi-year college player. And few expected him to become a consensus first-round projected NBA draft pick by February.

With each big Queen performance, he slowly rises up draft boards. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo placed Queen at No. 10 in their mock draft released Wednesday — they ranked him No. 16 in ESPN’s January mock draft.

The big man from Baltimore is averaging a team-leading 15.5 points along with 8.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Queen dropped a career-high 29 points, 15 rebounds and five assists against Rutgers on Sunday in front of nearly 50 NBA scouts.

Willard said he doesn’t expect the Baltimore native to be in College Park for very long. But even with his NBA odds becoming increasingly likely, Queen said he’s not focused on the upcoming draft.

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“I just gotta go out there and try to win as many games as possible,” Queen said. “Play well and just keep winning games.”

Nebraska’s ‘unique’ defensive scheme

Maryland’s backcourt trio of Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Rodney Rice and Miguel combined for 50 points in the Terps’ matchup with Nebraska last month. Gillespie admitted that wasn’t a coincidence after the game.

“We kind of had to [score more] because they were helping on [Julian Reese] and Derek, so I kept having to skip [pass] it to Rodney and Selton,” Gillespie said. “And they was making plays.”

Gillespie recorded 22 points and five assists, while Queen and senior big man Reese combined for just 11 points.

Willard said nobody outside of Reese had played against head coach Fred Hoiberg’s scheme before — one that involves crowding the post and forcing players baseline. They had to adjust as a result.

“Ju did a good job as the game went on just trying to explain to guys what was going on with their defense, when to throw it to him, when not to throw it to him,” Willard said. “Especially with their size, it’s a unique defense. If you haven’t played against it, it’s really tough.”

The Terps’ experience against the Cornhuskers’ distinct scheme should help in the rematch on Thursday.