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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Northwestern Wildcats

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -3-point favorites versus the Buckeyes, while the game's total opened at 140.5.

Northwestern was a 96-91 winner in its last match at home against Fighting Illini. They covered the +4-point spread as underdogs.

Ohio State was a 83-69 loser in its last match on the road against Cornhuskers. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.

Ohio State:
Team record: 12-6 SU,6-12 ATS
Ohio State is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Ohio State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ohio State's last 9 games on the road

Northwestern:
Team record: 14-5 SU,8-9-2 ATS
Northwestern is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Northwestern's last 8 games at home
Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ohio State

Next up:
Ohio State home to Illinois Tuesday, January 30
Northwestern at Purdue Wednesday, January 31