Illinois vs. Maryland Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 21

The No. 11 Illinois Fighting Illini (15-3, 6-1 Big Ten) host the Maryland Terrapins (8-10, 1-6 Big Ten) at State Farm Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The Fighting Illini are 19.5-point favorites in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 147.5.

Illinois enters this contest after a 77-67 win over Minnesota on Saturday. Zvonimir Ivisic totaled 18 points, nine rebounds and zero assists for Illinois. Maryland won its most recent outing 96-73 against Penn State on Sunday. David Coit's team-leading 43 points paced Maryland in the victory.

Illinois vs. Maryland Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Illinois -19.5
• Moneyline favorite: Illinois -4545
• Moneyline underdog: Maryland +1500
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

How to watch Illinois vs. Maryland

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Illinois vs. Maryland

• This season, nine of Illinois' 18 games have gone over Wednesday's over/under of 147.5 points.
• There have been 11 Maryland games that finished with a combined score higher than 147.5 points this season.
• The Fighting Illini average 85.1 points per game against the Terrapins' 74.5, amounting to 12.1 points over the game's over/under of 147.5.
• This game's point total is 2.3 fewer points than the 145.2 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• Illinois has a 152.6 average over/under in its games this season, 5.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 4.8 points lower than the average over/under in Maryland's games this season (152.3 points).

Betting the Spread: Illinois vs. Maryland

• In Illinois' 18 games this year, it has 11 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Fighting Illini have been installed as favorites by a 19.5-point margin or more seven times and are 5-2 ATS in those contests.
• Maryland has played 18 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• Illinois is 6-4 against the spread, and 9-1 overall, at home this year.
• At home, as a 19.5-point favorite or greater, Illinois is 5-2 ATS.
• This year away from home, Maryland is 3-2 against the spread and 1-4 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Illinois vs. Maryland

• Illinois has won 14, or 87.5%, of the 16 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Fighting Illini have entered seven games this season favored by -4545 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Illinois, based on the moneyline, is 97.8%.
• Maryland has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 10 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (10%) in those games.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Terrapins this season with a +1500 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Maryland has a 6.2% chance of walking away with the win.