Wisc-Milwaukee pays a visit to Northwestern on Wednesday, hoping to send the Wildcats to a loss while covering the NIT basketball spread at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The Wildcats currently sports a 18-13 record overall in NCAAB action and opened as 9.5-point favorites here, while the Panthers are 19-13 and 15-10 ATS. The Sportsbook moves on to face Boston College in the semi-final of the NIT's Region 3.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 217 (Wildcats) and the No. 238 (Panthers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 73-69 result in favor of the Wildcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Northwestern's No. 333-rated squad against Wisc-Milwaukee's No. 217-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Northwestern rates No. 4 in the country with 9.1 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 66 nationally with 7.5 per match.

Defensively, Wisc-Milwaukee features the nation's No. 182-rated defense on the road, allowing 70.7 points per game. Northwestern, meanwhile, comes in at No. 157 nationally in scoring at home.

Wisc-Milwaukee lost its last outing, a 59-44 result against Butler on March 8. They failed to cover in that game as a 4-point underdog.

Northwestern lost its last outing, a 67-61 result against Ohio State on March 11. They covered in that game as a 11.5-point underdog.


Wisc-Milwaukee Panthers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
After playing Butler are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

Northwestern Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
After playing Ohio State are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few Panthers at Wildcats trends to consider:
Wisc-Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Wisc-Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road
Northwestern is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games