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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -8.5-point favorites versus the Nittany Lions, while the game's total opened at 132.
Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 70-65 winner as they battled Badgers at home. They covered in the match as a -1.5-point favorite.
Penn State was a 74-57 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Boilermakers. They failed to cover the +16.5-point spread as underdogs.
Penn State:
Team record: 10-8 SU,8-8-1 ATS
Penn State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Penn State's last 7 games
Penn State is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 15-3 SU,9-7-2 ATS
Northwestern is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games
Northwestern is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
Next up:
Penn State home to Wisconsin Thursday, January 21
Northwestern at Maryland Tuesday, January 19