College football scores › Week 9 › Illinois at Maryland
Illinois4-3away
BEAVER projects32
SECU Stadium, 62°, wind 4 mph
Maryland2-5home
BEAVER projects25
BEAVERILL −2.5, best betbest betOver 54.5, leanleanBEAVER gives ILL 67% to win

Lines

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Illinois
Maryland

BEAVER’s card

Best bet
ILL −2.5, best bet4.6 points off the line
  • Over 54.5 lean, 2.9 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (ILL–MD)32–25–
SpreadILL −7.1ILL −2.5ILL −2.5
Total57.454.5Over 54.5
MD win chance33%+120
ILL by 14+
33%
ILL by 1–13
34%
MD by 1–13
23%
MD by 14+
10%

Spread: 4.6 pts better than Vegas for Illinois (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 2.9 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened ILL −3.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
+0.103 #25Offense EPA / play−0.076 #94
+0.162 #122Defense EPA / play allowed+0.012 #61
+6.0% #18Offense success rate−2.9% #92
+3.5% #95Defense success rate allowed+1.2% #79
+0.144 #26Rushing EPA / play+0.056 #53
+0.100 #31Passing EPA / play−0.184 #115
+0.101 #103Rush defense EPA allowed+0.036 #78
+0.202 #118Pass defense EPA allowed−0.012 #45
+3.8 #38Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−0.7 #71
−1.3 #53Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+5.6 #103
Situational
+4.1% #23Passing-down success (3rd & long)−2.3% #72
+7.6% #129Passing-down success allowed+2.4% #94
+0.61 #29Points per drive+0.01 #67
+0.09 #67Points per drive allowed+0.62 #99
Trenches
+0.47 #15Line yards per rush−0.08 #102
−0.02 #63Line yards per rush allowed−0.19 #39
−7.9% #2Runs stuffed at the line+0.8% #109
−1.0% #82Opponent runs stuffed+0.2% #69
−5.1% #10Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−3.3% #29
−2.7% #117Havoc created−1.2% #85
Big plays
+0.071 #40Rushing explosiveness+0.232 #6
+0.030 #101Passing explosiveness−0.024 #118
+0.26 #27Open-field yards per rush+0.14 #33
−0.108 #22Pass explosiveness allowed−0.068 #32
Style and schedule
53% #94Run rate46% #133
+1.4 #22Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−2.3 #43

Illinois: last 5 games

W21-10Covered
W38-37Missed
L17-24Missed
L19-42Covered
W48-10Covered

Maryland: last 5 games

L30-37Missed
L16-45Covered
L23-48Missed
L3-54Missed
L26-35Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.10−0.06−0.02+0.02+0.06Entering week123456789Illinois · 1: +0.05Illinois · 2: +0.04Illinois · 3: −0.08Illinois · 4: −0.06Illinois · 5: +0.00Illinois · 6: −0.05Illinois · 7: −0.08Illinois · 8: −0.08Illinois · 9: −0.06Maryland · 1: −0.01Maryland · 2: +0.01Maryland · 3: +0.05Maryland · 4: +0.05Maryland · 5: −0.05Maryland · 6: −0.07Maryland · 7: −0.03Maryland · 8: −0.09Maryland · 9: −0.09
● Illinois● Maryland