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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The fans at Rutgers Athletic Center will be treated to a game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Scarlet Knights as -8-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 138.
Rutgers was a 79-66 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Hawkeyes. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern was a 79-76 loser in their most recent outing at home against Hoosiers. They earned a push of the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 6-11 SU,7-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 10 straight games.
Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games on the road
Rutgers:
Team record: 11-7 SU,8-9-1 ATS
Rutgers is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Rutgers's last 17 games at home
Rutgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern at Illinois Tuesday, February 16
Rutgers at Michigan Thursday, February 18