Northwestern-Purdue Lines Preview

The Northwestern Wildcats and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Boilermakers listed as 12½-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Kevin Coble scored 16 points and grabbed nine boards to lead Northwestern to a 55-49 win over Iowa on Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats just missed covering the 6.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 117.
Robbie Hummel led a balanced attack for Purdue with 17 points in a 75-50 win over Ohio State on Saturday afternoon.
The Boilermakers covered the 9.5-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the posted total of 130.5
Current streak:
Northwestern has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Northwestern: 16-11 SU, 12-11 ATS
Purdue: 22-7 SU, 13-13 ATS
Northwestern most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Ohio State are 4-6
After playing Iowa are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Purdue most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-4
Before playing Michigan State are 8-2
After playing Ohio State are 7-3
After a win are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Northwestern is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Northwestern's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games when playing Purdue
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
Purdue is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Purdue is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Northwestern at Ohio State, Sunday, March 8
Purdue at Michigan State, Sunday, March 8

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