BOL steve, I am on the other side of this one though. Castro will be a huge loss for the cougs! He leads the team in rebounds, blocks, and is the second leading scorer on the team. Without him Northwestern will run the clock down and back door cut the hell out of them, and once they stop that Nwestern will start hitting three's. Northwestern can play with anyone including Ohio State.... this game will be very close and N'western could win it outright if they are on from 3pt range tonight. I would be careful about hammering Wash. State after losing such a critical player. I have seen Northwestern play many times this year and they will keep it close tonight and that is why I am hammering Northwestern +4.