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The Northwestern Wildcats (11-3, 8-6 ATS, 3-11 O/U) meet with the Indiana Hoosiers (10-4, 6-7-1 ATS, 9-5 O/U) in a Big Ten battle on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats collected a home win against Illinois on Wednesday. The Hoosiers were hit with a road loss by Iowa on Thursday. Northwestern beat Indiana 59-51 in the lone meeting last season.
The Northwestern Wildcats are looking to improve to 3-1 in Big Ten action. They won the conference opener in a road decision against Michigan State, lost 73-57 against Ohio State, and were marked 3.5 point dogs in a convincing 73-60 home win against Illinois on Wednesday. Northwestern is in a groove, winning six out of their last seven games They have covered the spread in one out of their last three bouts.
Chase Audige has the ability to control a game. The senior guard has eclipsed 20 points in two out of his last three games after scoring 21 on Wednesday and has delivered an average of 15.8 PPG on 40% shooting. Boo Buie has shot below 34% in three straight games. The senior guard scored 15 on Wednesday and has recorded an average of 13.9 PPG and 4.2 APG. Robbie Beran has not been able to reach double-digits in points in three consecutive games. The senior forward has posted an average of 9.1 PPG and 6.2 RPG.
Chase Audige can't stop scoring?@ChaseAudige x @NUMensBball pic.twitter.com/avExpDSG7O
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) January 5, 2023
The Wildcats are ranked 59th in the country in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and are 2-0 on the road including an early season win against Georgetown. Northwestern is scoring an average of 67.7 points on the season, pegging them 294th. They rely on defense to win games and are excelling, limiting opponents to 57.2 points, good for eighth in DI.