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The Northwestern Wildcats host the Michigan Wolverines in a Big 10 game that will take place at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois at 7 PM ET. The oddsmaker has listed Northwestern as a -1 point favorite over visiting Michigan. The total line for this match has fallen to 132.5 after hitting the boards at 134.
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Michigan is coming off an 82-70 win over a ranked Purdue team in their last game where they covered the 1.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 152, which was over the closing line of 140. Previous to the Purdue game the Wolverines had failed to cover the spread in two straight games and in their last three games the total has gone over every time. Michigan has won two in a row and five of their last six games.
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Northwestern is coming off a 63-62 loss to Indiana in their last game where they covered the spread as a 4-point underdog. The total number of points scored in the game was 125, which was under the closing line of 143.5. Previous to the Indiana game the Wildcats had failed to cover the spread in three straight games and in their last two games the total has gone under while in the previous two games the total went over. Northwestern has lost two in a row and three of their last four games.
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Offensively, Michigan is putting up 74.3 points per game on a 47.5% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Wolverines are allowing 65.9 points per game on a 46.5% FG average.
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Northwestern is putting up 71.8 points per game on a 42.7% FG average. On defense the Wildcats are allowing 64.7 points per game on a 39.5% FG average, which ranks 16th in the nation.
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Last season Michigan beat Northwestern twice including beating them in the conference tournament.
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Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats Betting Trends<br />
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Michigan is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
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The Wolverines are 11-4 against the spread in their last 15 games on the road in North western.
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The game total has gone in 5 of Michigan’s last 7 games on the road in Northwestern.
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Northwestern is 2-5 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
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The Wildcats are 4-11 against the spread in their last 15 home games against the Wolverines.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Michigan and Northwestern have the public leaning to the visiting Wolverines getting the point with 60%. The over/under bettors are thinking this game will go over the posted total of 134 with over 70% on board.
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