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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -8-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 138.5.
In their last action, Purdue was a 81-61 winner on the road against Golden Gophers. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Northwestern was a 84-80 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Nittany Lions. They covered the +4.5-point spread as underdogs.
Northwestern:
Team record: 10-4 SU,8-6 ATS
Northwestern is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Northwestern is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Purdue
Purdue:
Team record: 10-4 SU,6-8 ATS
Purdue is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Purdue is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Purdue is 1-5-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Northwestern
Next up:
Northwestern home to Michigan State Sunday, January 12
Purdue at Rutgers Thursday, January 9