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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -1-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 117.
Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 84-83 winner as they battled Hoosiers on the road. They covered in the match as a +6.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Rutgers was a 76-65 loser at home against Hawkeyes. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Rutgers:
Team record: 11-5 SU,11-5 ATS
Rutgers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Rutgers is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rutgers's last 6 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 12-3 SU,9-6 ATS
Northwestern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Northwestern's last 13 games at home
Northwestern is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Rutgers
Next up:
Rutgers home to Ohio State Sunday, January 15
Northwestern at Michigan Sunday, January 15