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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Michigan Wolverines
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Michigan Wolverines will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Crisler Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wolverines as -8-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 144.5.
Last time out for Michigan, they were a 84-73 winner as they battled Terrapins on the road. They covered in the match as a -2.5-point favorite.
Northwestern was a 87-72 loser in its last match on the road against Hawkeyes. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 6-2 SU,5-2 ATS
Northwestern is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games on the road
Northwestern is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing Michigan
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games when playing Michigan
Michigan:
Team record: 8-0 SU,6-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
Michigan is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Michigan's last 10 games at home
Next up:
Northwestern home to Illinois Thursday, January 7
Michigan home to Minnesota Wednesday, January 6