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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats

The fans at Welsh-Ryan Arena will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats when they take their seats on Thursday.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -6.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 148.5.

Northwestern was a 85-66 loser in its last match on the road against Wolverines. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs.

Illinois was a 66-58 winner in their most recent outing at home against Boilermakers. They covered the -7.5-point spread as favorites.

Illinois:
Team record: 8-3 SU,7-4 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Illinois is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road

Northwestern:
Team record: 6-3 SU,5-3 ATS
Northwestern is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Northwestern is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Illinois
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois

Next up:
Illinois home to Maryland Sunday, January 10
Northwestern at Ohio State Wednesday, January 13