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Northwestern vs Maryland Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 19 Feb 2026
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 78-74
35-34 43-40
Position#251
Record10-16
FormLLLLL
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game73.0
Northwestern 🏆
USA
vs
Maryland
USA
Position#305
Record10-15
FormLLWWL
Points / game71.4
Allowed / game78.2
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Northwestern v Maryland
18 Feb 2026
NORT78
MARY74
16 Jan 2025
NORT76
MARY74
17 Jan 2024
NORT72
MARY69
12 Jan 2022
NORT87
MARY94
03 Mar 2021
NORT60
MARY55
21 Jan 2020
NORT66
MARY77
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Northwestern winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Maryland 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
Illinois
#35
L
68-79
68
79
-11
H15/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
58-77
58
77
-19
H17/01
NCAA
USC
#153
W
74-68
74
68
+6
A22/01
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
64-71
64
71
-7
A24/01
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
94-73
94
73
+21
H30/01
NCAA
Washington
#218
L
62-76
62
76
-14
H01/02
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
44-84
44
84
-40
A05/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
L
70-76
70
76
-6
A08/02
NCAA
Michigan
#6
L
75-87
75
87
-12
H12/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
49-68
49
68
-19
A14/02
NCAA
1H
2H
33-38
35-41
29-34
29-43
31-28
43-40
31-41
33-30
45-40
49-33
27-39
35-37
19-47
25-37
35-39
35-37
44-35
31-52
27-28
22-40
141.7Avg total
65.8Scored
75.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (26)74.073.0147.0+1.038%
Season at home (15)79.571.3150.8+8.153%
Season away (11)66.575.3141.8-8.718%
Last 10 (10)65.875.9141.7-10.120%
Last 5 (5)60.078.2138.2-18.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)66.776.6143.3-9.97%
vs Similar (10)74.570.0144.5+4.560%
vs Weaker ◀ (5)88.866.0154.8+22.880%
This opponent (Maryland) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MarylandUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UCLA
#73
L
55-67
55
67
-12
A11/01
NCAA
USC
#153
L
71-88
71
88
-17
A14/01
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
96-73
96
73
+23
H18/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
70-89
70
89
-19
A22/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
48-91
48
91
-43
A24/01
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
63-93
63
93
-30
H01/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
62-82
62
82
-20
H06/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#235
W
67-62
67
62
+5
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
77-70
77
70
+7
H11/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
L
57-68
57
68
-11
A15/02
NCAA
1H
2H
21-38
34-29
41-42
30-46
56-26
40-47
30-47
40-42
23-46
25-45
28-49
35-44
30-42
32-40
32-33
35-29
37-32
40-38
27-27
30-41
144.9Avg total
66.6Scored
78.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (25)71.478.2149.6-6.840%
Season at home (14)75.674.3149.9+1.457%
Season away (11)66.083.2149.2-17.218%
Last 10 (10)66.678.3144.9-11.730%
Last 5 (5)65.275.0140.2-9.840%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)70.581.2151.8-10.735%
vs Similar (4)69.573.0142.5-3.525%
vs Weaker (6)81.365.2146.5+16.283%
This opponent (Northwestern) is Stronger. 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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -4.8-4.81st half: -5.7-5.72nd half2nd half: -5.3-5.32nd half: -6.0-6.0
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: -4.8-4.81st half: -5.7-5.72nd half2nd half: -5.3-5.32nd half: -6.0-6.0
NorthwesternMaryland
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
Illinois
#35
L
33-38
33
38
-5
H15/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
29-34
29
34
-5
H17/01
NCAA
USC
#153
W
31-28
31
28
+3
A22/01
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
31-41
31
41
-10
A24/01
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
45-40
45
40
+5
H30/01
NCAA
Washington
#218
L
27-39
27
39
-12
H01/02
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
19-47
19
47
-28
A05/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
L
35-39
35
39
-4
A08/02
NCAA
Michigan
#6
W
44-35
44
35
+9
H12/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
L
27-28
27
28
-1
A14/02
NCAA
69.0Avg total
32.1Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.034.669.6+0.453%-
Last 30 at home (16)38.233.071.2+5.275%-
Last 30 away (14)31.236.467.6-5.229%-
Last 10 (10)32.136.969.0-4.830%-
Last 5 (5)30.437.668.0-7.220%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (15)32.737.169.7-4.433%-
vs Similar (10)35.332.868.1+2.560%-
vs Weaker ◀ (5)41.230.872.0+10.4100%-
This opponent (Maryland) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
MarylandLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
UCLA
#73
L
21-38
21
38
-17
A11/01
NCAA
USC
#153
L
41-42
41
42
-1
A14/01
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
56-26
56
26
+30
H18/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
30-47
30
47
-17
A22/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
23-46
23
46
-23
A24/01
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
28-49
28
49
-21
H01/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
30-42
30
42
-12
H06/02
NCAA
Minnesota
#235
L
32-33
32
33
-1
A08/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
37-32
37
32
+5
H11/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
D
27-27
27
27
+0
A15/02
NCAA
70.7Avg total
32.5Scored
38.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.635.870.4-1.233%-
Last 30 at home (18)37.433.170.5+4.456%-
Last 30 away (12)30.339.970.2-9.60%-
Last 10 (10)32.538.270.7-5.720%-
Last 5 (5)30.836.667.4-5.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (20)32.437.770.1-5.425%-
vs Similar (4)37.031.868.8+5.225%-
vs Weaker (6)40.532.272.7+8.367%-
This opponent (Northwestern) is Stronger. 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
5
Northwestern wins
5
Maryland wins
DateGameScore
08/03/25Maryland v Northwestern74-61
17/01/25Northwestern v Maryland76-74 OT
29/02/24Maryland v Northwestern61-68
18/01/24Northwestern v Maryland72-69
26/02/23Maryland v Northwestern75-59
13/01/22Northwestern v Maryland87-94 OT
05/12/21Maryland v Northwestern61-67
04/03/21Northwestern v Maryland60-55
19/02/20Maryland v Northwestern76-67
22/01/20Northwestern v Maryland66-77
Northwesternlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
14/02/26ANebraska49-68
12/02/26HMichigan75-87
08/02/26AIowa70-76
05/02/26AIllinois44-84
01/02/26HWashington62-76
30/01/26HPenn State94-73
24/01/26AUCLA64-71
22/01/26AUSC74-68
17/01/26HNebraska58-77
15/01/26HIllinois68-79
Marylandlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
15/02/26ARutgers57-68
11/02/26HIowa77-70
08/02/26AMinnesota67-62
06/02/26HOhio State62-82
01/02/26HPurdue63-93
24/01/26AMichigan State48-91
22/01/26AIllinois70-89
18/01/26HPenn State96-73
14/01/26AUSC71-88
11/01/26AUCLA55-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Northwestern
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL38%
HomeLLWLL53%
AwayWLLLL18%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games261511
Win %38%53%18%
Points / game74.079.566.5
Allowed / game73.071.375.3
Point differential+1.0+8.1-8.7
Avg total147.0150.8141.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+27%47%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won29% (7)33% (3)25% (4)
Overtime %4%0%9%
Maryland
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWWL40%
HomeLWLLW57%
AwayLLLWL18%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games251411
Win %40%57%18%
Points / game71.475.666.0
Allowed / game78.274.383.2
Point differential-6.8+1.4-17.2
Avg total149.6149.9149.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%36%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (2)100% (1)100% (1)
Overtime %4%7%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 Michigan2625196%90.668.8+21.8
2 Nebraska2622485%78.365.6+12.7
3 Illinois2621581%84.268.2+16.0
4 Purdue2621581%82.569.5+13.1
5 Michigan State2621581%78.966.4+12.5
6 Iowa2619773%76.264.4+11.8
7 USC2518772%81.375.8+5.4
8 Wisconsin2618869%83.176.0+7.1
9 Indiana2617965%80.371.3+9.0
10 Ohio State2617965%81.273.4+7.8
11 UCLA2617965%77.270.9+6.3
12 Washington26131350%76.872.4+4.4
13 Minnesota26121446%70.668.0+2.6
14 Rutgers26111542%70.675.5-4.9
15 Penn State27111641%75.379.2-3.9
16 Maryland25101540%71.478.2-6.8
17 Northwestern26101638%74.073.0+1.0
18 Oregon2691735%71.274.3-3.2
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
Northwestern354378
Maryland344074
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