The Northwestern Wildcats and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.
Northwestern lost to Ohio State 52-47 as a 5.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over\/under total (126.5).
Craig Moore led Northwestern with 18 points and Kevin Coble added 13 points in the loss.
Lawrence Westbrook was the top scorer for Minnesota with 16 points in a 67-64 loss to Michigan on Saturday afternoon.
The Gophers failed to cover the 5.-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 126.5.
Team records:
Northwestern: 17-12 SU, 14-11 ATS
Minnesota: 21-9 SU, 12-13 ATS
Northwestern most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-7
After playing Ohio State are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5<\/p>\n
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing Michigan are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Northwestern is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Northwestern is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Northwestern is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Northwestern<\/p>\n