The BIG 10 BANGER is on Northwestern. Game 543 at 8:00 eastern. The Wildcats have home loss revenge and are a perfect 4-0 ats as a road favorite of 3 or less. They have covered 4 of the last 5 on the road, 11 of 15 off a win and allow just 64 points per game. Illinois is 0-5 ats off a win and has failed to cover 5 of 6 vs teams who are .601 or better. The Illini have failed to cover 20 of 27 as a home dog in this range and have struggled on offense scoring just 63 points per game over the last 10. Northwestern has a better RPI Scale rank and is 3-0 on the road vs teams ranked 50 to 100. With the road team covering 8 of the last 10 in this series we will back Northwestern.