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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at United Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -1-point favorites versus the Nittany Lions, while the game's total opened at 133.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 65-53 winner on the road against Scarlet Knights. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Penn State won its last outing, a 79-76 result against Fighting Illini on March 09. They covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog.
Penn State:
Team record: 20-12 SU,18-13-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Penn State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Northwestern
Penn State is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Penn State's last 9 games when playing Northwestern
Northwestern:
Team record: 21-10 SU,19-12 ATS
Northwestern is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Penn State
Northwestern is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Penn State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northwestern's last 9 games when playing Penn State