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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Wisconsin Badgers
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Wisconsin Badgers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Badgers as -8-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 141.5.
In their last action, Wisconsin was a 86-75 loser at home against Nittany Lions. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites.
Northwestern was a 72-64 winner in its last match on the road against Golden Gophers. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites.
Northwestern:
Team record: 17-15 SU,16-16 ATS
Northwestern is 2-9-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Wisconsin
Northwestern is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Wisconsin
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games when playing Wisconsin
Wisconsin:
Team record: 23-8 SU,20-11 ATS
Wisconsin is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Northwestern
Wisconsin is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisconsin's last 6 games when playing Northwestern