In a strange way, I consider the Rutgers game a bigger game than the Maryland one. Beat Rutgers, and NU is assured of having no bad losses (though Illinois still hurts, their RPI is respectable for a bad team). They'd basically only need to find one other win somewhere. Obviously, I would love to beat Maryland, and a win over Maryland is more valuable in the grand scheme of things (Big Ten standings, getting the double-bye in the BTT, beating a ranked team, NCAA seeding), but Rutgers...
ah hell, just win 'em all.