Illinois vs. Maryland Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 8

The No. 11 Illinois Fighting Illini (23-7, 14-5 Big Ten) visit the Maryland Terrapins (11-19, 4-15 Big Ten) at XFINITY Center, beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The Terrapins are 15.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is 146.5.

Illinois is coming off of an 80-54 win against Oregon in its most recent game on Tuesday. Andrej Stojakovic's team-high 21 points paced Illinois in the win. Maryland enters this contest after a 78-45 loss to Wisconsin on Wednesday. Andre Mills scored 14 points in Maryland's loss, leading the team.

Illinois vs. Maryland Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland
• Spread favorite: Illinois -15.5
• Moneyline favorite: Illinois -1408
• Moneyline underdog: Maryland +800
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

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• TV Channel: FOX
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Betting the Over/Under: Illinois vs. Maryland

• Illinois and its opponents have combined to outscore Sunday's total (146.5 points) 18 times this season.
• In Maryland's 30 games this season, 16 finished with more combined points than Sunday's total of 146.5.
• The Fighting Illini average 84.5 points per game against the Terrapins' 69.8, totaling 7.8 points over the matchup's point total of 146.5.
• The 146.1 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 0.4 less than the 146.5-point over/under in this contest.
• Illinois has seen a 153.5 average over/under in its games this season, 7.0 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Maryland's games have an average over/under of 146.9 points this season, 0.4 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Illinois vs. Maryland

• Illinois has 18 wins against the spread in 30 games this year.
• So far this season, the Fighting Illini have been installed as favorites by a 15.5-point margin or more 11 times and are 8-3 ATS in those games.
• Maryland has played 30 games, with 13 wins against the spread.
• The Terrapins are 3-2 ATS when underdogs by 15.5 points or more this season.
• Maryland is 7-7 overall, and 6-8 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 15.5-point underdog or greater, Maryland has one win ATS (1-2).
• Illinois is 6-3 against the spread, and 7-2 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Illinois vs. Maryland

• This season, Illinois has won 20 out of the 24 games, or 83.3%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Fighting Illini have entered 12 games this season favored by -1408 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Illinois, based on the moneyline, is 93.4%.
• Maryland has been a moneyline underdog in 21 games this season and has come away with the win four times (19%) in those contests.
• This season, the Terrapins have been a moneyline underdog of -1408 or more eight times, losing every contest.
• Maryland has an implied victory probability of 11.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.