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Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The fans at Welsh-Ryan Arena will be treated to a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats when they take their seats on Friday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -3.5-point favorites versus the Hawkeyes, while the game's total opened at 153.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 75-63 winner on the road against Golden Gophers. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Iowa lost its last outing, a 81-61 result against Fighting Illini on February 25. They failed to cover in that game as a +11.5-point underdog.
Iowa:
Team record: 15-13 SU,11-16-1 ATS
Iowa is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Iowa is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Iowa's last 11 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 15-13 SU,14-14 ATS
Northwestern is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Northwestern is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Northwestern's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Iowa home to Michigan State Thursday, March 6
Northwestern home to UCLA Monday, March 3