Basketball betting fans will hope to hit paydirt on Thursday when the Penn State Nittany Lions try to run the Northwestern Wildcats off the court at Madison Square Garden in college hoops action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Penn State Nittany Lions as -7-point favorites on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.
Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Penn State Nittany Lions currently sport a 19-12 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 14-12-1 ATS. The Northwestern Wildcats are 15-16 and 12-17 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Penn State Nittany Lions produce a 12-14-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Northwestern Wildcats have gone 12-17 against the totals betting line.
This game puts the Penn State Nittany Lions, most recently No. 99 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Northwestern Wildcats, who rate No. 139 in the latest survey.
Statistical Matchup
Rebounding is always a key handicapping betting consideration and Northwestern is ranked No. 226 in NCAA basketball at 32.94 per game. Contrast that with Penn State's No. 135 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Penn State is the No. 179-ranked team in the country at 7.16 per game, while Northwestern rates No. 108 at 8.06 per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Scottie Lindsey was dynamite, scoring 32 points and adding 4 rebounds but Iowa still won, 77-70, over Northwestern on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Nittany Lions wasted a 27-point performance from Tony Carr in losing to Nebraska 76-64 on Sunday at Sportsbook Bank Arena.
- Northwestern is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
- Northwestern is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games
- Northwestern is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Penn State
- Penn State is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
- Penn State is 15-6-1 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Northwestern
- Penn State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
- Penn State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
