Pregame: Illinois vs Maryland, Friday, February 7th, 7:00pm CT, FS1

[Dan]

Illinois vs Maryland
Friday, February 7th
7:00pm CT
FS1

 

[bombayIllini]

Get the broom out for the rest of the season.

#CloseOut

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

Keep playing well. We owe Maryland a beating ... let’s give it to them.

 

[foby]

Next Huge Game. Time to start a new streak.

 

[Miles Leonard]

Payback is in order

 

[jrichisamazing]

Maryland has to play Rutgers on Tuesday. The extra 2 days rest should be a big advantage for us, especially considering how physical the game was we just played and how phsyical Rutgers plays.

We also get an extra days rest over MSU next week.

 

[LostinNebraska]

Payback game.

 

[Beendownsince99]

Let's win this game

 

[Halloweenie]

Gotta win your home games

 

[RedRiver24]

I've watched MD games and I'm really not scared of them.

 

[oldschool51]

I've watched MD games and I'm really not scared of them.

I am

 

[KnoxIllini2]

Expect an angry Illinois on Friday.

 

[TCTORNADO]

Look for Illinois to be a 3 or 4 point favorite.

 

[oNthErILL]

Payback time......

 

[illinitiger]

Get the broom out for the rest of the season.

#CloseOut

Nice to see Illinois Loyalty is getting our Swagger back

 

[ChocolateThunder]

Looks like another tough battle to me. Pretty clear that making 3 or 4 turnovers, or 2 or 3 quick 3's can mean the difference in Big 10 games

 

[RML]

If I remember right, we lost our first game in January, then won the rest. Let's do the same thing in February. I'll also be OK with doing it again it in March, but will want to do better in April.

 

[Fighter of the Nightman]

So pumped I’ll get to show my girlfriend a sold out State Farm Center for the first time!! I’m looking for us to come out MAD after a week of great practices. Conference champions bounce back.

Illinois 71
Maryland 62

 

[FoxesFan]

MARYLAND MARYLAND MARYLAND

 

[PlayAZ]

Maryland has to play Rutgers on Tuesday. The extra 2 days rest should be a big advantage for us, especially considering how physical the game was we just played and how phsyical Rutgers plays.

We also get an extra days rest over MSU next week.

Extra days off at this juncture of the B1G schedule is not a bad thing, this whole league is physical, a man's league. May hurt us again come March though, usually the B1G defensive pressure/physicality doesn't always play well with refs in NCAA tourney.

 

[haasi]

Probably our easiest game in the next four and it’s against a team in the top 15. Wild.

 

[BananaShampoo]

MARYLAND MARYLAND MARYLAND

Oy? Oy? Oy?

 

[bombayIllini]

T-Rank, just before @Iowa game:

T-Rank, this AM:

The numbers have faith in the Illini !!!!!!

So do we need to have faith.

 

[Tophe]

B

MARYLAND MARYLAND MARYLAND

BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

 

[Illini_05]

Gotta hope Maryland beats Rutgers on Tuesday while going through a very tough and physical game so they're a bit tired on Friday. I expect a win, probably close like 65-62.