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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -10.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 139.
Illinois lost its last outing, a 84-68 result against Boilermakers on February 08. They failed to cover in that game as a +5.5-point underdog.
Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 59-51 winner as they battled Hoosiers at home. They covered in the match as a -3-point favorite.
Northwestern:
Team record: 12-10 SU,10-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northwestern is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northwestern is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Northwestern is 3-10-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Illinois
Illinois:
Team record: 17-6 SU,11-12 ATS
Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Illinois's last 10 games at home
Next up:
Northwestern home to Purdue Wednesday, February 16
Illinois at Rutgers Wednesday, February 16