The Big Ten season gets underway Friday night, and it goes off with a bang as the Illinois Fightin Illini (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) visit the Maryland Terrapins (7-0, 0-0). Both teams are off to great starts this season and will hope to replicate that form as they get into some conference action. Below is my college basketball pick for Illinois vs Maryland.
Illinois vs Maryland Betting Pick
ℹ️ The Pick: | Maryland -2 |
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This game will be played at the XFINITY Center at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2022.
Why Bet Maryland -2:
✅ Maryland is 6-1 against the spread in their last seven games.
✅ Maryland is 5-0 straight up in their last five homes games.
✅ Illinois is 1-7 SU in their last eight trips to Maryland.
NCAABB
Illinois Fighting Illini
Maryland Terrapins
Team Stats Per Game
Advanced Game Stats
Offense/Defense
ILL | Advanced Game Stats | MARY |
---|---|---|
70.5 | Pace | 66.3 |
118.8 | Off.Rate | 98.3 |
.378 | FTr | .335 |
.383 | 3PAr | .301 |
.575 | TS% | .514 |
55.7 | TRB% | 49.3 |
44.4 | AST% | 48.0 |
6.0 | STL% | 8.7 |
8.2 | BLK% | 10.3 |
.538 | eFG% | .467 |
12.8 | TOV% | 16.4 |
36.2 | ORB% | 29.1 |
.281 | TF/FGA | .256 |
Defense/Offense
ILL | Advanced Game Stats | MARY |
---|---|---|
70.5 | Pace | 66.3 |
103.9 | Off.Rate | 103.0 |
.271 | FTr | .408 |
.279 | 3PAr | .375 |
.511 | TS% | .515 |
44.3 | TRB% | 50.7 |
42.8 | AST% | 47.0 |
7.9 | STL% | 9.8 |
8.3 | BLK% | 11.7 |
.480 | eFG% | .467 |
10.8 | TOV% | 14.9 |
26.1 | ORB% | 31.7 |
.195 | TF/FGA | .294 |
Betting Trends
ILL | Betting Trends | MARY |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
75.33 | Avg Score | 87.33 |
57.67 | Avg Opp Score | 67.67 |
AWAY | HOME | |
2-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 3-0-0 |
2-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 2-1-0 |
77.67 | Avg Score | 80.67 |
75 | Avg Opp Score | 60.67 |
ILL | Betting Trends | MARY |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
4-1-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
4-1-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
81.6 | Avg Score | 86.6 |
61.6 | Avg Opp Score | 64.4 |
AWAY | HOME | |
3-2-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 5-0-0 |
3-2-0 | ATS W/L/P | 4-1-0 |
74.2 | Avg Score | 79.4 |
73.8 | Avg Opp Score | 60.8 |
ILL | Betting Trends | MARY |
---|---|---|
OVERALL | OVERALL | |
7-3-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 8-2-0 |
5-5-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
75.1 | Avg Score | 79.8 |
59.9 | Avg Opp Score | 64.8 |
AWAY | HOME | |
6-4-0 | Win/Loss/Tie | 7-3-0 |
4-6-0 | ATS W/L/P | 7-3-0 |
71.8 | Avg Score | 74.4 |
71.8 | Avg Opp Score | 66.8 |
Head to Head
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Illinois Fighting Illini
Last time out, Illinois hosted the Syracuse Orange and were dominant in a 73-44 win. The first half was tight, with Illinois leading by just seven at the break, but the Fighting Illini were shot out of a cannon when play resumed. Illinois dominated the second half and easily covered the 12.5-point spread.
Coleman Hawkins went off with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and one steal. Terrence Shannon Jr. added 17 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two blocks.
Through seven games, Illinois is scoring 83.0 points per game, shooting 48.5% from the field, and assisting on 17.1 made shots. The Fighting Illini are allowing 59.0 points, grabbing 41.0 rebounds, blocking 5.3 shots, and stealing the ball 9.7 times.
Maryland Terrapins
Maryland visited the lowly Louisville Cardinals and left with an easy 79-54 win. The Terps started fast in this one and led by 11 at the break. Maryland kept their foot on the gas in the second half and easily covered the 13-point spread.
Donta Scott had 18 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. Jahmir Young added 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three steals in the win.
After seven games, Maryland is scoring 82.1 points per game, shooting 49.9% from the field, and assisting on 12.6 made shots. The Terrapins are allowing 60.3 points, grabbing 39.0 rebounds, blocking 4.3 shots, and stealing the ball 6.7 times.