Illinois at Maryland Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Illinois by 12.89
TOTAL POINTS
59
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Maryland
Illinois 
|
67
D+
|
Overall |
88
B+
|
|
75
C
|
Power |
88
B+
|
|
78
C+
|
Offensive |
88
B+
|
|
73
C-
|
Defensive |
86
B
|
|
74
C
|
SoS (Current) |
94
A
|
|
81
B-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
94
A
|
|
71
C-
|
SoR (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
74
C
|
SoR (Full Season) |
88
B+
|
RANKINGS
Maryland
Illinois
| 112 #173 overall |
Overall | 39 #40 overall |
| 85 #86 overall |
Power | 39 #39 overall |
| 75 #76 overall |
Offensive | 39 #39 overall |
| 93 #94 overall |
Defensive | 45 #45 overall |
| 89 #89 overall |
SoS (Current) | 17 #17 overall |
| 65 #65 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 19 #19 overall |
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Maryland#11223%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Illinois 77%, Maryland 23% at Maryland.
Illinois' win probability against Maryland is trending up — from 36% to 77% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois' win probability against Maryland is trending up — from 42% to 82% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois' win probability against Maryland is trending up — from 48% to 86% over the last 6 weeks.
Illinois favored
Maryland favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Maryland | Neutral | At Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 54% | 61% | 66% |
| Wk 1 | 52% | 58% | 64% |
| Wk 2 | 48% | 55% | 61% |
| Wk 3 | 36% | 42% | 48% |
| Wk 4 | 41% | 47% | 53% |
| Wk 5 | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| Wk 6 | 64% | 69% | 75% |
| Wk 7 | 66% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 8 | 69% | 74% | 79% |
| Wk 9 | 77% | 82% | 86% |
RECORDS
Maryland
Illinois
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Overall |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
3-2 (60%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-2 (50%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Maryland
Illinois
| #162 Connecticut | Best Win | #31 Oregon |
| #157 Rutgers | Worst Loss | #51 Duke |
| 62 pts vs #588 Hampton | Largest MOV | 38 pts vs #180 Southern Illinois |
| 51 pts vs #2 UCLA | Largest MOD | 23 pts vs #6 Ohio State |
OTHER STATISTICS
Maryland
Illinois
| 28.3 | Points per Game | 30.3 |
| 33.3 | Points Against | 25.3 |
| 30.3 | Home PPG | 31 |
| 31.5 | Home PA | 19.6 |
| 25.7 | Away PPG | 28.5 |
| 35.7 | Away PA | 39.5 |
| 31-20 | Opponent Record | 28-24 |
| 144.1 | Avg Opponent Rank | 76.7 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | L 2 |
| L 5 | Current Streak | W 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Maryland
Illinois
| Oct 17 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | L30-37 | Oct 24 | vs Oregon (4-3) | W21-10 |
| Oct 10 | at #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L16-45 | Oct 10 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W38-37 |
| Oct 3 | at Nebraska (5-2) | L23-48 | Oct 3 | vs Purdue (3-4) | L17-24 |
| Sep 26 | vs #2 UCLA (7-0) | L3-54 | Sep 26 | at #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L19-42 |
| Sep 19 | vs Virginia Tech (6-2) | L26-35 | Sep 19 | vs Southern Illinois (4-5) | W48-10 |
| Sep 12 | at Connecticut (4-3) | W38-14 | Sep 12 | vs Duke (5-2) | L27-31 |
| Sep 5 | vs Hampton (1-7) | W62-0 | Sep 3 | vs Alabama-Birmingham (4-3) | W42-23 |