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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Northwestern Wildcats and the Nebraska Cornhuskers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Cornhuskers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 147.5.

In their last action, Nebraska was a 87-82 loser on the road against Scarlet Knights. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.

Northwestern was a 72-69 winner in their most recent outing at home against Terrapins. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.

Northwestern:
Team record: 13-4 SU,7-8-2 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games on the road
Northwestern is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nebraska
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska

Nebraska:
Team record: 13-5 SU,10-8 ATS
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Nebraska is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska's last 5 games at home

Next up:
Northwestern home to Illinois Wednesday, January 24
Nebraska home to Ohio State Tuesday, January 23