Illinois at Maryland 12/7/19 - College Basketball Betting Picks & Odds
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Maryland Terrapins
CBB: 5:00 PM EST
Dec. 07, 2019
TV: ESPN2
Latest Odds : MD -11 Total 146
Illinois is heading into this game with a 6-2 record overall on the year. However, the Fighting Illini are a team that will have a lot of battles to come through if they are going to win this game. The Illini in their last game ended up losing by 2 points to the Miami Hurricanes by a score of 81-79.
On the year the Illinois offense has been doing good getting a total of 87.1 points a game. Illinois has managed to get 43.8 boards a game while getting 17 assist a game. The defense for Illinois has allowed only 69.8 points per game.
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Maryland is heading into the game as the 3rd ranked team in the nation and an 9-0 record on the year so far. The Terrapins in their last game picked up a 72-51 win over Notre Dame in what ended up being more of a blowout style game than what the Fighting Irish were expecting to get.
The Terrapins are heading into the game here with a total of 80 points a game being scored. The defense for Maryland is giving up 61.1 points a game. When it comes to cleaning up the glass Maryland has ended up with 42.6 boards a game, but have managed to get only 13.9 assist a game.
Recent Betting Trends:
Illinois are 3-17 SU in their last 20 games on the road.
Illinois are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Maryland.
Maryland are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Illinois.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Maryland's last 15 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
Free Betting Pick: Illinois Fighting Illini +11
Maryland is in the top 5 which will give Illinois some extra motivation to win this game. The downside is Illinois relies heavily on a high powered offense to keep them in the games and now the Illini are facing a high powered defense. Look for Maryland to bring home the win in this game based off of consistent play. Final Score, Maryland Terrapins win, but do not cover 76-72.