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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Bryce Jordan Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -13-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 142.
In their last action, Penn State was a 88-76 winner on the road against Boilermakers. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern was a 79-54 loser in its last match at home against Wolverines. They failed to cover the +5.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 6-17 SU,9-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Penn State:
Team record: 19-5 SU,14-8-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 7 straight games.
Next up:
Northwestern at Maryland Tuesday, February 18
Penn State home to Illinois Tuesday, February 18