Tonight, the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines welcome in the Northwestern Wildcats for a Big Ten battle.
Records: Northwestern 12-9 (3-5 in Big Ten), Michigan 19-1 (6-1 in Big Ten)
Kick-off: 6:30 p.m. EST
Television: Big Ten Network
Spread: Michigan by 17
Over/under: OFF
Last meeting: Michigan 94, Northwestern 66 (2013)
Points per game: The Wildcats are averaging 64.2 points per game while Michigan is averaging 78.5.
Rebounds per game: Northwestern averages 32.5 boards per outing while the Wolverines are averaging 37 rebounds per game.
Assists per game: The Wildcats are putting up 15.1 assists per outing while Michigan is averaging 15.6 per game.
Field goal percentage: Northwestern is shooting .416 while the Wolverines come in shooting .510 this season.
Thoughts: The Wildcats are coming off a loss to Nebraska while Michigan defeated Illinois in their last outing. The Wolverines should play well in front of their home crowd while the Wildcats have struggled away from home. Michigan wins here by a comfortable margin but I’d take Northwestern with the points here.
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