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DePaul Blue Demons vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The fans at Welsh-Ryan Arena will be treated to a game between the DePaul Blue Demons and the Northwestern Wildcats when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -8-point favorites versus the Blue Demons, while the game's total opened at 136.5.
Northwestern was a 71-60 winner in their most recent outing at home against Yellow Jackets. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, DePaul was a 89-61 loser on the road against Red Storm. They failed to cover the +11.5-point spread as underdogs.
DePaul:
Team record: 8-3 SU,6-4-1 ATS
DePaul is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
DePaul is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of DePaul's last 5 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 8-3 SU,5-6 ATS
Northwestern is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Northwestern is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games at home
Next up:
DePaul home to Loyola-Maryland Saturday, December 28
Northwestern home to Northeastern Sunday, December 29