Who's Playing

Northwestern @ Michigan

Current Records: Northwestern 9-8; Michigan 9-7

What to Know

The Michigan Wolverines are 7-2 against the Northwestern Wildcats since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success Wednesday. The Wolverines and Northwestern will face off in a Big Ten battle at 6:30 p.m. ET at Crisler Center. Michigan will be strutting in after a win while Northwestern will be stumbling in from a loss.

Michigan had enough points to win and then some against the Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday, taking their contest 80-62. It was another big night for Michigan's center Hunter Dickinson, who had 25 points in addition to nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, the oddsmakers predicted a rough game for the Wildcats on Sunday, and boy were they were right. They ended up on the wrong side of a painful 80-60 walloping at the Purdue Boilermakers' hands. The top scorer for Northwestern was guard Boo Buie (17 points).

The Wolverines are the favorite in this one, with an expected 8-point margin of victory. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread as they are currently on a two-game streak of ATS wins.

Michigan's victory brought them up to 9-7 while the Wildcats' defeat pulled them down to 9-8. Two stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Michigan is stumbling into the matchup with the fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 10.2 on average. To make matters even worse for the Wolverines, Northwestern enters the matchup with only 9.1 turnovers per game on average, good for fifth best in college basketball. Maybe that strength will give Northwestern the oomph they need to beat the odds.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Crisler Center -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $15.00

Odds

The Wolverines are a big 8-point favorite against the Wildcats, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as an 8-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -111

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Series History

Michigan have won seven out of their last nine games against Northwestern.

  • Jan 03, 2021 - Michigan 85 vs. Northwestern 66
  • Feb 12, 2020 - Michigan 79 vs. Northwestern 54
  • Jan 13, 2019 - Michigan 80 vs. Northwestern 60
  • Dec 04, 2018 - Michigan 62 vs. Northwestern 60
  • Feb 06, 2018 - Northwestern 61 vs. Michigan 52
  • Jan 29, 2018 - Michigan 58 vs. Northwestern 47
  • Mar 01, 2017 - Northwestern 67 vs. Michigan 65
  • Mar 10, 2016 - Michigan 72 vs. Northwestern 70
  • Feb 24, 2016 - Michigan 72 vs. Northwestern 63