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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Michigan Wolverines
The fans at Crisler Center will be treated to a game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Michigan Wolverines when they take their seats on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wolverines as -4-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 136.
Michigan lost its last outing, a 93-84 result against Hawkeyes on January 12. They failed to cover in that game as a +5.5-point underdog.
Northwestern was a 65-62 loser in their most recent outing at home against Scarlet Knights. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 12-4 SU,9-7 ATS
Northwestern is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Michigan
Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Michigan
Michigan:
Team record: 9-7 SU,8-8 ATS
Michigan is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Michigan is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern at Iowa Wednesday, January 18
Michigan at Maryland Thursday, January 19