The Illini head to Evanston (which is not Chicago) for an 8 p.m. matchup with Northwestern on Thursday night. The Wildcats sit at 6-3 (3-2) with wins over No. 23 Michigan State, Indiana and Ohio State to start out their conference slate. However, life on the road hasn’t been kind to Chris Collins’s squad losing by 5 to the Hawkeyes in Iowa City and by 19 to the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. The polls generally like the Wildcats, with them sitting at No. 19 before their two losses and receiving votes after, but the advance stats aren’t too kind.
Know Your Opponent: Northwestern Wildcats
