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The Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at University of Illinois Assembly Hall.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 65-62 loser at home against Michigan State. They failed to cover the 2.5?point spread as underdogs.
Illinois won its last outing, a 69-61 result against Wisconsin on January 2. They covered in that game as a 2.5-point favorite.
Current streak:
Northwestern has lost 2 straight games.
Illinois has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Northwestern: 9-3 SU, 4-3 ATS
Illinois: 12-3 SU, 7-6 ATS
Northwestern most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Indiana are 4-6
After playing Michigan State are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4
Illinois most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Penn State are 6-4
After playing Wisconsin are 3-7
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games when playing on the road against Illinois
Northwestern is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Illinois
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northwestern
Illinois is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Northwestern
Illinois is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Illinois is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Next up:
Northwestern home to Indiana, Sunday, January 9
Illinois at Penn State, Tuesday, January 11