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Purdue Boilermakers vs. Northwestern Wildcats

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -4.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 150.5.

Northwestern was a 73-66 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Fighting Illini. They covered the +10.5-point spread as underdogs.

In their last action, Purdue was a 62-61 winner at home against Terrapins. They failed to cover the -16.5-point spread as favorites.

Purdue:
Team record: 22-4 SU,13-13 ATS
Purdue is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 6 games on the road
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern

Northwestern:
Team record: 12-11 SU,11-11 ATS
Northwestern is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Northwestern is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 7 games at home

Next up:
Purdue home to Rutgers Sunday, February 20
Northwestern at Minnesota Saturday, February 19