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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The fans at Jersey Mike's Arena will be treated to a game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -1-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 129.5.
Rutgers was a 56-53 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Terrapins. They covered the +8-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern won its last outing, a 68-63 result against Nittany Lions on February 11. They failed to cover in that game as a -7.5-point favorite.
Northwestern:
Team record: 17-7 SU,11-11-2 ATS
Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northwestern is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 6 games on the road
Rutgers:
Team record: 12-10 SU,11-11 ATS
Rutgers is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Rutgers's last 6 games at home
Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern at Indiana Sunday, February 18
Rutgers at Minnesota Sunday, February 18