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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 Thursday when they battle at State Farm Center.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -4-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 137.

Illinois was a 78-69 winner in their most recent outing at home against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the -13.5-point spread as favorites.

Northwestern was a 80-60 winner in its last match at home against Hawkeyes. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.

Northwestern:
Team record: 20-7 SU,17-10 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Northwestern is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Northwestern is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 7 games on the road

Illinois:
Team record: 18-9 SU,17-10 ATS
Illinois is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Illinois is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Northwestern at Maryland Sunday, February 26
Illinois at Ohio State Sunday, February 26