Maryland vs. Illinois Prediction: Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/23/2025]

Illinois and Maryland will lock horns in college basketball action at State Farm Center on Thursday, with tipoff at 9:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Illinois as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Maryland-Illinois game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Illinois with a win probability of 70% and Maryland with 30%."

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Maryland vs. Illinois predictions page.

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Maryland vs. Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball matchup between Illinois and Maryland at State Farm Center is scheduled to start at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Maryland vs. Illinois
• Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: State Farm Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Thursday's Maryland vs. Illinois matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Maryland vs. Illinois Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Maryland and Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Illinois a 70% chance of beating Maryland. Our predicted final score has Illinois winning 82-76.

According to our model, Illinois (-6.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 157.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Maryland vs. Illinois Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Maryland	Illinois
Spread	+6.5 (-118)	-6.5 (-102)
Moneyline	+200	-250
Total	o157.5 (-105)	u157.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Maryland vs. Illinois Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Maryland vs. Illinois matchup is on the spread.

Our expert predictions, aligned with the best odds, reveal the best college basketball picks for every game throughout the season.

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Conclusion

We predict Illinois, with a 70% win probability, will likely beat Maryland on Thursday.

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