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Northwestern vs Howard Result & Analysis

Date: Tue 30 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 22:00
Final 80-60
31-28 49-32
Position#251
Record7-5
FormLLWWL
Points / game80.6
Allowed / game70.2
vs
Position#55
Record9-5
FormWWWWW
Points / game75.6
Allowed / game70.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Northwestern winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Howard winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

NorthwesternUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland State
#303
W
110-63
110
63
+47
H11/11
NCAA
DePaul
#213
W
81-79
81
79
+2
A15/11
NCAA
Virginia
#19
L
78-83
78
83
-5
A21/11
NCAA
South Carolina
#278
W
79-77
79
77
+2
H23/11
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
L
81-86
81
86
-5
H28/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
73-85
73
85
-12
A04/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
82-86
82
86
-4
H06/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#306
W
93-53
93
53
+40
H13/12
NCAA
Valparaiso
#170
W
86-70
86
70
+16
H17/12
NCAA
Butler
#208
L
58-61
58
61
-3
A20/12
NCAA
1H
2H
53-28
57-35
42-44
39-35
36-40
42-43
36-34
43-43
40-39
41-47
32-55
41-30
44-40
38-46
41-24
52-29
39-30
47-40
23-29
35-32
156.4Avg total
82.1Scored
74.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)80.670.2150.8+10.458%
Season at home (8)84.666.8151.4+17.975%
Season away (4)72.577.0149.5-4.525%
Last 10 (10)82.174.3156.4+7.850%
Last 5 (5)78.471.0149.4+7.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)71.378.1149.4-6.810%
vs Similar (15)74.168.7142.9+5.460%
vs Weaker (5)84.263.8148.0+20.480%
This opponent (Howard) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HowardUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stetson
#304
L
60-64
60
64
-4
A20/11
NCAA
Niagara
#351
W
80-70
80
70
+10
H22/11
NCAA
Duke
#8
L
56-93
56
93
-37
A23/11
NCAA
St. Mary's (MD)
#664
W
115-61
115
61
+54
H26/11
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#242
L
75-79
75
79
-4
A29/11
NCAA
Bowie
#407
W
85-69
85
69
+16
H06/12
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#299
W
73-69
73
69
+4
H10/12
NCAA
Hampton
#276
W
61-57
61
57
+4
H13/12
NCAA
Drexel
#193
W
74-66
74
66
+8
A16/12
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#17
W
67-66
67
66
+1
A20/12
NCAA
1H
2H
21-31
39-33
29-37
51-33
18-52
38-41
63-37
52-24
43-45
32-34
42-39
43-30
41-30
32-39
31-27
30-30
36-25
38-41
38-27
29-39
144.0Avg total
74.6Scored
69.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (14)75.670.7146.3+4.964%
Season at home (9)80.769.1149.8+11.678%
Season away (5)66.473.6140.0-7.240%
Last 10 (10)74.669.4144.0+5.270%
Last 5 (5)72.065.4137.4+6.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)70.383.8154.1-13.411%
vs Similar (3)81.379.3160.7+2.067%
vs Weaker ◀ (14)75.868.4144.1+7.464%
This opponent (Northwestern) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +2.3+2.31st half: +1.2+1.22nd half2nd half: +5.5+5.52nd half: +4.0+4.0
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +2.3+2.31st half: +1.2+1.22nd half2nd half: +5.5+5.52nd half: +4.0+4.0
NorthwesternHoward
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
NorthwesternLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Cleveland State
#303
W
53-28
53
28
+25
H11/11
NCAA
DePaul
#213
L
42-44
42
44
-2
A15/11
NCAA
Virginia
#19
L
36-40
36
40
-4
A21/11
NCAA
South Carolina
#278
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H23/11
NCAA
Oklahoma State
#140
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H28/11
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
32-55
32
55
-23
A04/12
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
44-40
44
40
+4
H06/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#306
W
41-24
41
24
+17
H13/12
NCAA
Valparaiso
#170
W
39-30
39
30
+9
H17/12
NCAA
Butler
#208
L
23-29
23
29
-6
A20/12
NCAA
74.9Avg total
38.6Scored
36.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.233.868.0+0.560%-
Last 30 at home (17)36.831.868.6+4.982%-
Last 30 away (13)30.936.367.2-5.431%-
Last 10 (10)38.636.374.9+2.360%-
Last 5 (5)35.835.671.4+0.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (10)32.439.071.4-6.640%-
vs Similar (15)34.131.565.5+2.667%-
vs Weaker (5)38.430.268.6+8.280%-
This opponent (Howard) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
HowardLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stetson
#304
L
21-31
21
31
-10
A20/11
NCAA
Niagara
#351
L
29-37
29
37
-8
H22/11
NCAA
Duke
#8
L
18-52
18
52
-34
A23/11
NCAA
St. Mary's (MD)
#664
W
63-37
63
37
+26
H26/11
NCAA
Mount St. Mary's
#242
L
43-45
43
45
-2
A29/11
NCAA
Bowie
#407
W
42-39
42
39
+3
H06/12
NCAA
N. Carolina A&T
#299
W
41-30
41
30
+11
H10/12
NCAA
Hampton
#276
W
31-27
31
27
+4
H13/12
NCAA
Drexel
#193
W
36-25
36
25
+11
A16/12
NCAA
NC Wilmington
#17
W
38-27
38
27
+11
A20/12
NCAA
71.2Avg total
36.2Scored
35.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.434.369.6+1.157%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.233.771.8+4.572%-
Last 30 away (12)31.235.266.3-4.033%-
Last 10 (10)36.235.071.2+1.260%-
Last 5 (5)37.629.667.2+8.0100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (9)31.135.666.7-4.433%-
vs Similar (3)40.034.374.3+5.7100%-
vs Weaker ◀ (14)34.932.467.3+2.657%-
This opponent (Northwestern) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Northwestern wins
0
Howard wins
No previous meetings.
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/12/25AButler58-61
17/12/25HValparaiso86-70
13/12/25HJackson State93-53
06/12/25HOhio State82-86
04/12/25AWisconsin73-85
28/11/25HOklahoma State81-86
23/11/25HSouth Carolina79-77
21/11/25AVirginia78-83
15/11/25ADePaul81-79
11/11/25HCleveland State110-63
Howardlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/12/25ANC Wilmington67-66
16/12/25ADrexel74-66
13/12/25HHampton61-57
10/12/25HN. Carolina A&T73-69
06/12/25HBowie85-69
29/11/25AMount St. Mary's75-79
26/11/25HSt. Mary's (MD)115-61
23/11/25ADuke56-93
22/11/25HNiagara80-70
20/11/25AStetson60-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Northwestern
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWL58%
HomeWLLWW75%
AwayWLLL25%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1284
Win %58%75%25%
Points / game80.684.672.5
Allowed / game70.266.877.0
Point differential+10.4+17.9-4.5
Avg total150.8151.4149.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+42%62%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)33% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Howard
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW64%
HomeWWWWW78%
AwayLLLWW40%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1495
Win %64%78%40%
Points / game75.680.766.4
Allowed / game70.769.173.6
Point differential+4.9+11.6-7.2
Avg total146.3149.8140.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%44%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (6)67% (3)33% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Michigan12120100%96.866.5+30.2
2 Nebraska12120100%83.367.2+16.2
3 Purdue1312192%86.266.0+20.2
4 Michigan State1312192%80.865.9+14.8
5 USC1312192%89.475.3+14.1
6 Iowa1311285%81.260.1+21.2
7 Illinois1310377%88.268.5+19.8
8 Indiana1310377%84.766.1+18.6
9 UCLA1310377%81.768.9+12.8
10 Ohio State129375%86.271.9+14.3
11 Washington139469%82.571.2+11.4
12 Penn State139469%79.174.3+4.8
13 Wisconsin128467%83.874.2+9.5
14 Minnesota138562%72.764.8+7.9
15 Northwestern127558%80.670.2+10.4
16 Oregon137654%78.273.7+4.5
17 Maryland137654%76.878.8-1.9
18 Rutgers137654%68.771.0-2.3
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).
Mid-Eastern Athletic conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Howard149564%75.670.7+4.9
2 Norfolk State1661038%74.973.4+1.5
3 Delaware State1551033%61.171.3-10.3
4 N. Carolina Central1541127%72.378.5-6.3
5 Md.-East. Shore1741324%63.473.9-10.5
6 Coppin State1731418%65.186.8-21.8
7 Morgan State1321115%69.084.0-15.0
8 South Carolina St141137%65.986.5-20.6
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Northwestern314980
Howard283260
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