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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Iowa Hawkeyes
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Iowa Hawkeyes will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawkeyes as -8-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 148.
Iowa lost its last outing, a 74-72 result against Fighting Illini on March 06. They covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog.
Northwestern won its last outing, a 71-69 result against Cornhuskers on March 09. They failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite.
Northwestern:
Team record: 15-15 SU,13-15-1 ATS
Northwestern is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Iowa
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Iowa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games when playing Iowa
Iowa:
Team record: 22-9 SU,19-12 ATS
Iowa is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Northwestern
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Iowa's last 6 games when playing Northwestern