The 17th-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini will look to get back on track when they take on the Maryland Terrapins in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Friday night. The Fighting Illini (13-4, 6-1) are coming off a 96-88 double-overtime loss to No. 4 Purdue, while the Terrapins (9-9, 1-6) dropped an 83-64 decision at Michigan on Tuesday. Tipoff from Xfinity Center in College Park, Md., is set for 7 p.m. ET. Illinois is favored by 4.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points is set at 137.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).

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The model knows the Fighting Illini are looking for their first win at Maryland since Nov. 29, 2011, and their first victory at College Park since the Terrapins joined the Big Ten. Leading Illinois is junior center Kofi Cockburn, who is in the top 10 nationally in both points and rebounds, ranking 10th in scoring at 21.1 points and third in rebounding at 11.8. Cockburn is the sixth player from a high-major conference since 1993 to average 21-plus points and 11-plus rebounds. Despite missing three games, Cockburn still ranks fourth in the NCAA in double-doubles this season with 11. He had double-doubles in nine straight games, including all six Big Ten games, until the streak was snapped on Monday against Purdue.

The model also knows Terrapins All-Big Ten Conference senior guard Eric Ayala continued his torrid scoring pace in league play, scoring 22 points at Michigan on Tuesday. Ayala ranks seventh in scoring in Big Ten action, averaging 17.9 points per game. Ayala is just 12 points away from becoming the 29th player in Maryland history to record 1,300 career points. He is also seventh in program history with 195 career made 3-pointers. Ayala was selected to the All-Big Ten Preseason Team and is on the watch lists for the Wooden Award and Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.

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