Chip's Vegas Hotline Best Bet Winner (Maryland/Illinois)
(NCAAB) Maryland vs. Illinois,
Point Spread: 3.00 | -105.00 Illinois (Home)
Result: Win
Maryland at Illinois 9:00 ET
Illini (+) over Terrapins- Maryland after years in the ACC is now part of the Big Ten and while they struggled during the football season to post wins they have had no such trouble during basketball as the are ranked No. 9 in the country and are 2-0 in conference play. Illinois meanwhile continues to struggle in both sorts for the most part starting 0-2 in conference play but are 10-5 overall. The Terrapins have won their last eight while the Illini have dropped their last two but are a perfect 7-0 at home in the State Farm Center. Even though Illinois is 1-7 ATS in their last eight games overall they will have enough to pull off the upset here. Take ILLINI!