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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -2.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 144.
Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 80-79 loser as they battled Hawkeyes on the road. They covered in the match as a +5-point underdog.
Illinois was a 90-77 winner in its last match at home against Razorbacks. They covered the -4-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 6-1 SU,5-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Northwestern:
Team record: 6-3 SU,3-6 ATS
Next up:
Illinois home to Wisconsin Tuesday, December 10
Northwestern home to Georgia Tech Sunday, December 15