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NJIT Highlanders vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The NJIT Highlanders and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -20-point favorites versus the Highlanders, while the game's total opened at 132.
Northwestern was a 67-61 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Terrapins. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.
NJIT was a 66-49 loser in its last match at home against Black Knights.
NJIT:
Team record: 5-4 SU,6-3 ATS
Northwestern:
Team record: 6-2 SU,5-3 ATS
Northwestern is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games at home
Next up:
NJIT at UMass Wednesday, December 22
Northwestern home to DePaul Saturday, December 18