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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at SHI Stadium on Sunday.
Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -3-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 41.
Rutgers lost its last outing, a 37-0 result against Terrapins on November 26. Rutgers failed to cover in that game as a +14.5-point underdog, while the 37 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Northwestern was a 41-3 loser in its last match at home against Fighting Illini. They failed to cover the +14.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 44 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Northwestern:
Team record: 1-11 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 11 straight games.
Northwestern is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Northwestern is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Rutgers:
Team record: 4-8 SU,5-6-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Rutgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Rutgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Northwestern home to UTEP Saturday, September 9
Rutgers home to Temple Saturday, September 9