Illinois vs. Maryland Prediction: Maryland Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [3/14/2025]

Maryland will face Illinois in college basketball action at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Friday, beginning at 6:30PM ET.

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

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

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Maryland's chance of winning is 55%, while Illinois' is 45%."

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

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

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

Our famous predictive model currently gives Maryland a 55% chance of beating Illinois. Our predicted final score has Maryland winning 78-76.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Illinois and Maryland each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 158.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Pre-Game Probabilities

Last Updated: 10:33PM, Mar 14

Spread

Over / Under

Moneyline

Illinois

Illinois +1.5

50%

50%

-105

-105

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Maryland

Illinois ILL

-105

Illinois +1.5

50%

50%

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Maryland MD

-105

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Illinois vs. Maryland Odds

We have researched the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

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Illinois vs. Maryland Picks and Best Bets

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

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Illinois vs. Maryland Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball game between Maryland and Illinois at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is scheduled to start at 6:30PM ET.

• Who: Illinois vs. Maryland
• Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
• Time: 6:30PM ET/3:30PM PT
• Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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

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Conclusion

We predict Maryland, with a 55% win probability, will likely beat Illinois on Friday.

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