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Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · January 24, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -5.5 Away covered
O/U 156.5 Over
Money ILL -240 / MD +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual MD +21 161 Lost
Massey ILL -8.3 (-29.3)
Massey Totals 157.6 (+3.4)
Bradley-Terry 83%
Weighted B-T 87%
Efficiency Plus ML ILL -8.6 (-29.6) 155.3 (+5.7) 77%
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -7.9 (-28.9) 155.6 (+5.4) 78%
Baseline ML ILL -7.9 (-28.9) 154.6 (+6.4) 77%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -7.1 (-28.1) 155.8 (+5.2) 76%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 8, 2026 ILL 7872 MD
Jan 22, 2026 ILL 8970 MD
Mar 14, 2025 MD 8865 ILL
Feb 17, 2024 ILL 8580 MD
Jan 14, 2024 MD 7667 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL MD
Overall 22-13 27-9
Conference 12-8 14-6
Home 13-4 17-2
Away 5-5 5-5
Neutral 4-4 5-2
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.6 81.1
Avg Pts Against 74.8 67.2
Massey 22.9 (#4) 18.0 (#15)
Bradley-Terry 2.98 (#21) 1.98 (#49)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.14 (#15) 2.94 (#34)
RPI 0.613 (#26) 0.565 (#69)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL MD
FG% 44.9% 48.7%
3PT% 32.7% 36.1%
REB / G 45.2 37.0
OREB / G 13.4 11.0
AST / TO 1.32 1.46
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.7% 55.3%
TOV% 15.5% 15.0%
ORB% 36.1% 32.6%
FT Rate 27.5% 23.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.1% 47.4%
Opp TOV% 14.6% 22.0%
DRB% 76.4% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 18.0%

Game Analysis

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