Northwestern-Indiana Preview

The Northwestern Wildcats and the Indiana Hoosiers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Memorial Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Hoosiers, while the game's total is sitting at 52. C.J. Bacher threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth score to help Northwestern beat Purdue 48-26 in Week 8. The Wildcats covered the 4-point spread, while the combined score played well OVER the day's posted total of 50. Indiana was crushed 55-13 by Illinois in Week 8, as 16-point road underdogs. The 68 points sailed OVER the posted total of 55. Bryan Payton ran for 65 yards and a touchdown from 13 carries for Indiana. Current streak: Indiana has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Northwestern: 6-1 SU, 3-3 ATS Indiana: 2-5 SU, 1-5 ATS Northwestern most recently: When playing in October are 4-6 When playing on turf are 3-7 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing within the conference are 5-5 Indiana most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on turf are 4-6 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing within the conference are 2-8 A few trends to consider: Northwestern is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Northwestern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games on the road Northwestern is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern Indiana is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern Indiana is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Northwestern at Minnesota, Saturday, November 1 Indiana home to Central Michigan, Saturday, November 1