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Michigan Wolverines vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The fans at Welsh-Ryan Arena will be treated to a game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Northwestern Wildcats when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -11.5-point favorites versus the Wolverines, while the game's total opened at 141.5.
Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 76-72 winner as they battled Hoosiers on the road. They covered in the match as a +2.5-point underdog.
Michigan was a 73-63 loser in its last match at home against Spartans. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Michigan:
Team record: 8-18 SU,7-19 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Michigan is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Michigan is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan's last 6 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 18-8 SU,13-11-2 ATS
Northwestern is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Michigan home to Purdue Sunday, February 25
Northwestern at Maryland Wednesday, February 28