Illinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Friday, January 21, 2022

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: FS1

XFINITY Center is where the Maryland Terrapins (9-9) will try to beat the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-4) on Friday.

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced Purdue and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-88 in their last game. Illinois ended the game with a 41.6% FG percentage (32 of 77) and converted 12 out of their 33 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini made 12 of 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing the defense, Illinois allowed 45.6% from the floor on 31 of 68 shooting. Purdue distributed 13 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. Moreover, Purdue collected 42 boards (9 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Purdue finished the game at 81.3% when shooting free throws by burying 26 of 32 tries. They also made 8 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Fighting Illini walked away with 23 and Purdue totaled 15 personal fouls.

Andre Curbelo is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He shot 53.3% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He saw the court for 26 mins and also snagged 6 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Illinois enters this one with a record of 13-4 for the year. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.2 fouls every game. As a team, Illinois is pulling in 42.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 269 assists this season, which is 56th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Illini are hitting 38.1% on shots from 3-point land (165 of 433) and 72.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 80.2 points per game (23rd in the country) while hitting 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Fighting Illini are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They rank 37th in college basketball in giving up assists with 163 surrendered for the year. The Fighting Illini defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.7% (413 of 1,039) and they surrender 30.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 32.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 108th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.1).

For their last game, the Maryland Terrapins took a defeat with a final score of 83-64 when they played Michigan. The Terrapins were able to pull down 11 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 16 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. Michigan earned 15 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. In regard to three-point shots, Maryland buried 6 of 17 tries (35.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Terrapins finished 25 for 52 from the floor which had them at 48.1%. The Terrapins permitted Michigan to knock down 35 of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 58.3% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 20 and ended up shooting 5 of 5 at the free throw line (100.0%). Regarding how they rebounded, Maryland permitted Michigan to collect 25 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Julian Reese ended up being a factor for the Terrapins in this contest. He earned 10 points in his 22 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 4 of 4 in this game for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Maryland has a mark of 9-9 for the season. The Terrapins commit 15.3 fouls every game and they shoot 73.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.9 times per game (275th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. Maryland has totaled 1,269 pts so far this year (70.5 per game) and they collect 37.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Terrapins are shooting 42.7% from the field, which ranks 251st in the country.

The Maryland defense gives up 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (141 of 423) and their opponents are making 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.1 dimes and 35.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 207th and 234th in Division 1. The Terrapins on defense are ranked 208th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 10.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (145th in D-1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland

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