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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Illinois Fighting Illini 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 Fighting Illini as -4.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 146.5.
Northwestern was a 72-70 loser in its last match on the road against Wolverines. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs.
Illinois was a 56-55 winner in their most recent outing at home against Spartans. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 14-5 SU,9-10 ATS
Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games on the road
Illinois is 10-2-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Northwestern
Northwestern:
Team record: 9-9 SU,7-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Northwestern is 2-10-1 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Illinois
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Illinois
Next up:
Illinois home to Wisconsin Wednesday, February 2
Northwestern home to Rutgers Tuesday, February 1