Illinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: FOX

The Illinois Fighting Illini (18-6) are on their way to XFINITY Center on Saturday where they will go up against the Maryland Terrapins (14-11).

The Illinois Fighting Illini played Michigan and walked away with a win by a score of 97-68 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Fighting Illini ended up walking away with 21 and Michigan had 12 fouls. They buried 1 out of their 10 shots from distance. Michigan ended up going 67.9% when shooting free throws by burying 19 of 28 attempts. Furthermore, Michigan totaled 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Michigan totaled 7 assists and had 5 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Illinois let their opponent shoot 42.1% from the field on 24 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Fighting Illini knocked down 13 of 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. Illinois wrapped up the game with a 56.3% FG percentage (36 of 64) and made 12 out of their 25 shots from downtown.

Terrence Shannon is someone who was a factor in the game. He racked up 31 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. He played 28 mins and grabbed 3 boards. He finished the game at 73.3% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Illinois enters this contest with a mark of 18-6 for the season. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Illinois is snagging 42.5 boards per game and has accounted for 317 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 206th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Illini are connecting on 34.6% on shots from downtown (207 of 598) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.0 pts per game (21st in college hoops) while going 46.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Fighting Illini are able to force 9.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They surrender 32.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 135th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.3). The Fighting Illini defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.5% (638 of 1,539) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 31st in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 260 conceded this year.

When they last played, the Maryland Terrapins walked away with a victory by a final of 78-66 when they played Iowa. The Terrapins corralled 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 for this game. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 7 steals in the matchup. Iowa committed 23 fouls in the matchup which took the Terrapins to the charity stripe for 29 shots. They were able to bury 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.8%. Regarding three-point attempts, Maryland converted 4 out of their 17 attempts (23.5%). When all was said and done, the Terrapins ended up going 25 out of 52 from the field which had them at 48.1%. The Terrapins permitted Iowa to convert 26 of their 64 tries from the floor which had them at 40.6% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 27.3% from 3-point land by going 6 of 22 and finished the game at 8 of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to rebounds, Maryland permitted Iowa to pull down 27 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Jahmir Young ended up being a factor for the Terrapins in this matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 12 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this matchup.

Maryland has a win-loss mark of 14-11 for the year. The Terrapins commit 17.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 10.7 times per contest (338th in the nation) and they turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Maryland has tallied 1,736 pts so far this year (69.4 per game) and they average 36.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Terrapins are shooting 41.1% from the field, which is ranked 331st in D-1.

The Maryland defense allows 32.8% on 3-point attempts (133 of 406) and opponents are connecting on 74.1% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 10.6 assists and 34.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks 25th and 172nd in those defensive categories. The Terrapins on defense are ranked 13th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 63.8. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (35th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland

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