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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Penn State Nittany Lions
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Bryce Jordan Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -2-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 129.
Penn State was a 67-61 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Terrapins. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 77-65 winner at home against Cornhuskers. They covered the -11-point spread as favorites.
Northwestern:
Team record: 13-13 SU,12-12-1 ATS
Northwestern is 4-11-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Penn State
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Penn State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northwestern's last 8 games when playing on the road against Penn State
Penn State:
Team record: 11-13 SU,13-11 ATS
Penn State is 11-4-1 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against Northwestern
Penn State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Northwestern
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Penn State's last 8 games when playing at home against Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern at Iowa Monday, February 28
Penn State home to Nebraska Sunday, February 27