The Northwestern Wildcats (15-14) host the Wisconsin Badgers (13-16) in a Big 10 game tonight at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois at 7:00 PM ET. Northwestern is the 3.5-point home favorite with a O/U line at 124.5.
In their last game, Wisconsin was at home where they beat Minnesota 73-63 in OT. Brevin Pritzl came off the bench and was the top scorer for the Badgers with 20 points on 6 of 10 shooting hitting six of his nine 3-pointers and Brad Davison went for 19 points and buried five of his eight 3-pointers. Jordan Murphy led the Golden Gophers going for a double-double with 16 points on 7/11 shooting with 11 rebounds. Wisconsin outscored Minnesota by 10 points in OT holding them to only four points, and for the game, they shot 45.5% from the floor while the Golden Gophers shot 43.1%. The Badgers covered the spread as a 7.5-point favorite, and the total went UNDER the closing betting line. While Wisconsin is three games under .500, they have won two in a row, and three of their last four games is 6-10 in Big Ten play and is 2-8 on the road.
Northwestern was at home in their last game where they lost to Maryland 71-64. Scottie Lindsey was the leading scorer for the Wildcats going for 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting and was one of only three players on the team that scored in double figures. Kevin Huerter was the high scorer for the Terrapins with 18 points on 7 of 12 shooting. Northwestern had a seven-point halftime lead but was outscored by 14 points in the 2nd half, and for the game, they shot 42% from the floor, and they allowed Maryland to shoot 51.1%. The Wildcats failed to cover the spread aa a 1.5-point favorite, and the total went OVER. Northwestern has lost four in a row and is tied with Wisconsin at 6-10 in the conference standings.
Wisconsin ranks tied for 309th in the nation in ppg and 43rd in opponents’ ppg and Northwestern ranks 280th in ppg and tied for 35th in opponents’ ppg.
These teams met this season on February 1 at Wisconsin where the Wildcats beat the Badgers 60-52.
This season Wisconsin is 12-15-1 ATS with an O/U record of 12-14-2 and Northwestern is 11-15 ATS with an O/U record of 9-17.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Wisconsin: 80.54
Northwestern: 80.55
INJURY REPORT
WISCONSIN
G] 01/29/2018 – D’Mitrik Trice is out indefinitely ( Foot )
[G] 12/11/2017 – Kobe King is out for season ( Knee )
[F] 02/18/2018 – Andy Van Vliet is “?” Monday vs. Minnesota U ( Illness )
NORTHWESTERN
(!)[G] 02/21/2018 – Bryant McIntosh is “?” Thursday vs. Wisconsin ( Shoulder )
[G] 02/17/2018 – Jordan Ash is out for season ( Lower Body )
[F] 12/11/2017 – Rapolas Ivanauskas is out for season ( Shoulder )
Wisconsin at Northwestern NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- WISC is 4-1 ATS in their last five games
- WISC is 6-13-2 ATS in their previous 21 road games
- WISC has an Under record of 7-3-1 in their last 11 road games
- NW is 7-3 ATS in their last ten home games
- NW is 11-5 ATS in their previous 16 games after a straight up loss
- NW has an Under record of 6-1 in their last seven home games
Wisconsin at Northwestern Betting Angles
Northwestern is 4-1 ATS in their last five games against Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is 5-1 ATS in their last six road games against Wisconsin.
The favorite is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 games between these teams.
The road team is 7-2 ATS in the last nine games between these teams.
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