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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
The fans at Madison Square Garden will be treated to a game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions when they take their seats on Thursday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -7-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 132.
Last time out for Penn State, they were a 76-64 loser as they battled Cornhuskers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog.
Northwestern was a 77-70 loser in its last match on the road against Hawkeyes. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 15-16 SU,12-17 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Northwestern is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games
Penn State:
Team record: 19-12 SU,14-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Penn State is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Penn State is 15-6-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Northwestern
Penn State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern