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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -6.5-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total opened at 139.5.
Northwestern was a 63-48 loser in its last match on the road against Badgers. They failed to cover the +13-point spread as underdogs.
Penn State lost its last outing, a 79-71 result against Spartans on March 03. They failed to cover in that game as a +2-point underdog.
Penn State:
Team record: 21-9 SU,15-13-2 ATS
Penn State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Penn State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State's last 6 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 7-22 SU,11-17-1 ATS
Northwestern is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northwestern's last 9 games at home