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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 -3.5-point favorites versus the Wolverines, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
Northwestern lost its last outing, a 86-70 result against Hawkeyes on January 31. They failed to cover in that game as a +6.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Michigan was a 83-61 loser on the road against Nittany Lions. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Michigan:
Team record: 11-10 SU,9-11-1 ATS
Michigan is 1-4 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 OVER in 11 of Michigan's last 14 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 15-6 SU,12-9 ATS
Northwestern is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Northwestern's last 20 games at home
Northwestern is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Michigan
Next up:
Michigan home to Ohio State Sunday, February 5
Northwestern at Wisconsin Sunday, February 5