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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini

The Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at State Farm Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -12-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 133.

Illinois was a 54-51 winner in its last match at home against Scarlet Knights. They failed to cover the -5-point spread as favorites.

Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 75-62 loser as they battled Hawkeyes at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +5.5-point underdog.

Northwestern:
Team record: 6-10 SU,6-9-1 ATS
Northwestern is 7-15-3 ATS in its last 25 games
Northwestern is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games

Illinois:
Team record: 12-5 SU,8-7-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Illinois is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Illinois's last 9 games
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Northwestern home to Maryland Tuesday, January 21
Illinois at Purdue Tuesday, January 21