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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
In their last action, Purdue was a 35-0 loser at home against Ducks. They failed to cover the +30-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (35) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 40-14 loser as they battled Hawkeyes on the road. Northwestern failed to cover in the match as a +16-point underdog, while 54 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Northwestern:
Team record: 3-5 SU,2-6 ATS
Northwestern is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 7 games
Purdue:
Team record: 1-6 SU,2-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Purdue is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Purdue is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 6 games
Next up:
Northwestern home to Ohio State Saturday, November 16
Purdue at Ohio State Saturday, November 9