POPULAR SEARCHES <br> BROWSE BY <br>Northwestern Wildcats (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) at Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten)<br>University Park, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST<br><a href="http://betmgm.com/" rel="nofollow">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:</a> Nittany Lions -5; over/under is 144.5<br>BOTTOM LINE: Penn State hosts Northwestern after Adrian Baldwin Jr. scored 23 points in Penn State's 86-66 win against the Pennsylvania Quakers.<br>The Nittany Lions are 8-0 in home games. Penn State scores 88.2 points while outscoring opponents by 21.2 points per game.<br>The Wildcats are 1-1 against Big Ten opponents. Northwestern averages 74.6 points while outscoring opponents by 10.8 points per game.<br>Penn State makes 50.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.2 percentage points higher than Northwestern has allowed to its opponents (42.2%). Northwestern averages 6.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.4 per game Penn State gives up.<br>The Nittany Lions and Wildcats match up Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.<br>TOP PERFORMERS: Zach Hicks averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Nittany Lions, scoring 12.0 points while shooting 44.3% from beyond the arc.<br>Jalen Leach is averaging 14.1 points for the Wildcats.<br>LAST 10 GAMES: Nittany Lions: 8-2, averaging 84.4 points, 32.3 rebounds, 18.8 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.<br>Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 73.1 points, 31.7 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 8.8 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.9 points.<br>___<br>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href="https://www.dataskrive.com/">Data Skrive</a> and data from <a href="https://www.sportradar.com">Sportradar</a>.<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNQVRoSjBwV1hXZDFjQVktelIwU2prbnhCOC1HeTFzeUtpOC1UOUhkeENvY0d4QVRBM1d6QTJZSFlScTV4RWZ4ZFpJX0ZxZEdXSUQxOUplSFRMVjNieTBmRi1sTDhxeTk4Vk4wcWNzRFZHSWRMdThYbDVpQklmd2VSTmNrQ1ZWajR2bnBaOGFmb3RoMVhzMVhzMTJhc0dKeUtOelJB?oc=5">source</a>
