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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Penn State vs Northwestern NCAA Basketball Handicapping

 

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Nittany Lions, while the game's total is sitting at 131.

Penn State lost its last outing, a 76-66 result against Wisconsin on February 20. They covered in that game as a 11.5-point underdog.

Northwestern won its last outing, a 70-64 result against Indiana on February 19. They covered in that game as a 3-point underdog.

Penn State:
Team record: 14-12 SU, 12-10 ATS

The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 10 games on the road
is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Northwestern
is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road

When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Ohio State are 6-4
After playing Wisconsin are 3-7
After a loss are 5-5

Northwestern:
Team record: 16-10 SU, 10-10 ATS
Current streak: won 2 straight games.

is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games at home
is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Penn State
is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Penn State

When playing on Thursday are 1-9
Before playing Wisconsin are 4-6
After playing Indiana are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Next up:
Penn State home to Ohio State, Tuesday, March 1
Northwestern at Wisconsin, Sunday, February 27