NIT: Northwestern-Tulsa Odds Preview

The Northwestern Wildcats and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Reynolds Center in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Northwestern was defeated 66-53 by Minnesota in the opening-round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, as 2-point underdogs. That game's 119 points went as a PUSH against the day's posted total of 119.
Kevin Coble shot 6-for-11 from the field with a game-high 21 points in the loss.
Glenn Andrews had 13 points and six boards for Tulsa in a 64-39 loss to Memphis in the Conference USA tournament title game on Saturday.
The Golden Hurricane did not cover the 14.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the posted total of 122.
Team records:
Northwestern: 17-13 SU, 14-12 ATS
Tulsa: 24-10 SU, 14-14 ATS
Northwestern most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 2-8
After a loss are 4-6

Tulsa most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
After playing Memphis are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northwestern's last 9 games on the road
Northwestern is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Tulsa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Tulsa is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Tulsa is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tulsa's last 6 games at home