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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats

The fans at Welsh-Ryan Arena will be treated to a game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -4-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 147.5.

Northwestern was a 75-69 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Cornhuskers. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs.

Last time out for Illinois, they were a 86-63 winner as they battled Scarlet Knights at home. They covered in the match as a -11-point favorite.

Illinois:
Team record: 14-4 SU,12-5-1 ATS
Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Illinois is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games on the road

Northwestern:
Team record: 13-5 SU,7-9-2 ATS
Northwestern is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northwestern's last 7 games at home
Northwestern is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Illinois

Next up:
Illinois home to Indiana Saturday, January 27
Northwestern home to Ohio State Saturday, January 27