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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -4.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 132.
Northwestern was a 83-57 loser in their most recent outing at home against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the +4-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Illinois, they were a 71-59 winner as they battled Cornhuskers at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -14-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 18-9 SU,13-12-1 ATS
Northwestern:
Team record: 6-20 SU,10-15-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
Next up:
Illinois home to Indiana Sunday, March 1
Northwestern at Nebraska Sunday, March 1