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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -8.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 46.5.
Northwestern was a 50-6 loser in its last match on the road against Wolverines. They failed to cover the +10.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 56 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
In their last action, Illinois was a 38-31 winner on the road against Scarlet Knights. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (69) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Illinois:
Team record: 8-3 SU,7-3-1 ATS
Illinois is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Illinois is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Northwestern
Northwestern:
Team record: 4-7 SU,4-7 ATS
Northwestern is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Northwestern is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 7 games