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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Jersey Mike's Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 125.
Rutgers was a 75-74 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Golden Gophers. They failed to cover the -8.5-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 68-65 loser at home against Nittany Lions. They failed to cover the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Northwestern:
Team record: 20-10 SU,18-12 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Northwestern is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northwestern's last 9 games on the road
Northwestern is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Rutgers
Rutgers:
Team record: 18-12 SU,18-12 ATS
Rutgers is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Rutgers is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rutgers's last 6 games at home