Illinois vs Maryland Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for January 23

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The Maryland Terrapins (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) will visit the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) after losing four straight road games.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Illinois vs. Maryland Game Info and Odds

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Illinois win (71.9%)

Before making a bet on Thursday's Illinois-Maryland spread (Illinois -8.5) or over/under (157.5 points), see the betting insights and trends below.

Illinois has covered 10 times in 18 chances against the spread this season.
Maryland has won nine games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 10 times.
The Fighting Illini have an identical winning percentage against the spread in home games (.600) as they do in road games.
The Terrapins' winning percentage against the spread at home is .538 (7-6-0). Away, it is .250 (1-3-0).
Illinois is 4-4-0 against the spread in conference action this year.
Maryland is 3-5-0 against the spread in Big Ten action this season.

Illinois has been victorious in nine, or 81.8%, of the 11 contests it has been chosen as moneyline favorites in this season.
This season, the Fighting Illini have come away with a win four times in five chances when named as a favorite of at least -429 or better on the moneyline.
Maryland has been listed as the moneyline underdog just two other times so far this season, and it lost both games.
The Terrapins have not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +330 or longer.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Illinois has a 81.1% chance of pulling out a win.

Illinois' +338 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 18.8 points per game) is a result of scoring 86.8 points per game (fifth in college basketball) while allowing 68.0 per outing (81st in college basketball).
Kasparas Jakucionis paces Illinois, scoring 15.9 points per game (172nd in the nation).
Maryland is outscoring opponents by 18.7 points per game, with a +355 scoring differential overall. It puts up 83.2 points per game (22nd in college basketball) and allows 64.5 per contest (26th in college basketball).
Derik Queen is 247th in college basketball with a team-high 15.1 points per game.
The Fighting Illini grab 42.2 rebounds per game (first in college basketball) while conceding 29.7 per outing to their opponents. They outrebound opponents by 12.5 boards per game.
Tomislav Ivisic tops the team with 8.5 rebounds per game (46th in college basketball play).
The Terrapins rank 90th in college basketball at 34.3 rebounds per game. That's 5.6 more than the 28.7 their opponents average.
Julian Reese paces the Terrapins with 8.7 rebounds per game (39th in college basketball).
Illinois ranks 44th in college basketball with 103.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and ninth in college basketball defensively with 81.0 points conceded per 100 possessions.
The Terrapins rank 22nd in college basketball averaging 105.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 13th, allowing 82.1 points per 100 possessions.

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