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Big Ten Conference · State Farm Center · January 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -18.5 Home covered
O/U 152.5 Over
Money ILL -2100 / MD +1100
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +19 159 Won
Massey ILL -23.8 (-4.8)
Massey Totals 151.4 (+7.6)
Bradley-Terry 98%
Weighted B-T 99%
Efficiency Plus ML ILL -17.6 (+1.4) 148.2 (+10.8) 90%
Baseline Tuned ML ILL -18.7 (+0.3) 146.2 (+12.8) 91%
Baseline ML ILL -20.8 (-1.8) 144.6 (+14.4) 91%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -21.3 (-2.3) 145.7 (+13.3) 91%

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
Mar 14, 2025 MD 8865 ILL
Jan 24, 2025 MD 9170 ILL
Feb 17, 2024 ILL 8580 MD
Jan 14, 2024 MD 7667 ILL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL MD
Overall 28-9 12-21
Conference 15-5 4-16
Home 14-3 7-8
Away 8-2 2-10
Neutral 6-4 3-3
Last 5 5-0 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.2 69.7
Avg Pts Against 68.8 76.6
Massey 22.2 (#6) 1.7 (#143)
Bradley-Terry 3.76 (#13) 0.30 (#140)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.08 (#10) 0.41 (#139)
RPI 0.640 (#18) 0.504 (#173)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL MD
FG% 47.3% 40.6%
3PT% 35.1% 32.8%
REB / G 41.8 36.7
OREB / G 13.3 12.8
AST / TO 1.49 0.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.8% 48.1%
TOV% 14.5% 18.5%
ORB% 39.7% 33.9%
FT Rate 27.2% 31.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.9% 54.0%
Opp TOV% 12.4% 17.5%
DRB% 72.5% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 13.4% 23.9%

Game Analysis

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