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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Maryland Terrapins
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Maryland Terrapins will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Terrapins as -9-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 148.
In their last action, Maryland was a 69-55 loser on the road against Spartans. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois was a 72-60 loser in its last match at home against Badgers. They failed to cover the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois:
Team record: 5-14 SU,7-12 ATS
Illinois is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Illinois is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Maryland
Maryland:
Team record: 16-4 SU,11-9 ATS
Maryland is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Maryland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Maryland's last 10 games
Next up:
Illinois at Minnesota Wednesday, January 30
Maryland home to Northwestern Tuesday, January 29