College basketball betting interest will be high on Tuesday when the Wildcats of Northwestern hit the hard court against the Nittany Lions of Penn State.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Penn State Nittany Lions were listed as 3-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the over/under betting odds total was expected shortly.
Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Penn State Nittany Lions battles the Northwestern Wildcats, currently sitting with a 11-2 mark (8-3 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals betting, are 3-7 for the Penn State Nittany Lions and 4-6-1 for the Northwestern Wildcats.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 37-rated Northwestern Wildcats taking on the No. 134-rated Penn State Nittany Lions in this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Penn State's No. 130-ranked scoring average of 75.23 PPG, against a Northwestern Wildcats defense rated No. 37 and allowing 63.54 PPG. The Penn State Nittany Lions FG% has averaged 42.01% to date this season, less than the Northwestern Wildcats shooters have managed so far (44.8% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Wildcats got 19 points from Scottie Lindsey as Northwestern ran past Houston Baptist 72-63 on Thursday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The battle between the Nittany Lions and Bears didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Morgan State was handed a 96-55 defeat on Wednesday at Bryce Jordan Center.
- Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- Northwestern is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Northwestern is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
- Northwestern is 4-14-1 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Penn State
- Penn State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
- Penn State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
- Penn State is 14-4-1 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Northwestern
- Penn State is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Northwestern
Next Betting Matchups
Northwestern at Michigan State, Friday, December 30th
Penn State at Rutgers, Sunday, January 1st
