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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 Friday when they battle at Xfinity Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -7.5-point favorites versus the Terrapins, while the game's total opened at 142.5.
Maryland was a 83-64 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Wolverines. They failed to cover the +7.5-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois lost its last outing, a 96-88 result against Boilermakers on January 17. They failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 13-4 SU,9-8 ATS
Illinois is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road
Maryland:
Team record: 9-9 SU,6-12 ATS
Maryland is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Maryland is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Maryland's last 15 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Michigan State Tuesday, January 25
Maryland at Rutgers Tuesday, January 25