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Rutgers vs Northwestern Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 09 Feb 2020
Tip-off: 23:30
Final 77-73 (OT)
27-38 39-28 11-7
Position#104
Record12-6
FormLWWLL
Points / game69.6
Allowed / game60.9
Rutgers 🏆
USA
vs
Position#323
Record5-13
FormLLLLL
Points / game65.5
Allowed / game67.9
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

RutgersUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nebraska
#341
W
79-62
79
62
+17
A04/01
NCAA
Penn State
#113
W
72-61
72
61
+11
H08/01
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
51-54
51
54
-3
A11/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
59-50
59
50
+9
H16/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
64-56
64
56
+8
H19/01
NCAA
Iowa
#90
L
80-85
80
85
-5
A23/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
75-72
75
72
+3
H25/01
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
70-63
70
63
+7
H29/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
L
63-69
63
69
-6
A01/02
NCAA
Maryland
#37
L
51-56
51
56
-5
A05/02
NCAA
1H
2H
41-28
38-34
28-33
44-28
21-18
30-36
31-24
28-26
34-25
30-31
43-38
37-47
38-33
37-39
39-27
31-36
34-37
29-32
25-20
26-36
129.2Avg total
66.4Scored
62.8Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)69.660.9130.6+8.767%
Season at home (11)73.156.6129.7+16.5100%
Season away (7)64.167.7131.9-3.614%
Last 10 (10)66.462.8129.2+3.660%
Last 5 (5)67.869.0136.8-1.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (10)65.663.4129.0+2.250%
vs Weaker ◀ (8)74.657.9132.5+16.888%
This opponent (Northwestern) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NorthwesternUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hartford
#189
L
66-67
66
67
-1
H29/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
L
68-77
68
77
-9
A06/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
L
62-66
62
66
-4
A09/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
62-57
62
57
+5
H11/01
NCAA
Iowa
#90
L
62-75
62
75
-13
H15/01
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
71-75
71
75
-4
A18/01
NCAA
Maryland
#37
L
66-77
66
77
-11
H22/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#94
L
59-71
59
71
-12
H26/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
L
50-79
50
79
-29
A29/01
NCAA
Purdue
#181
L
58-61
58
61
-3
H02/02
NCAA
1H
2H
31-37
35-30
25-34
43-43
34-31
28-35
42-27
20-30
35-41
27-34
34-38
37-37
40-26
26-51
35-38
24-33
22-33
28-46
29-25
29-36
132.9Avg total
62.4Scored
70.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)65.567.9133.4-2.428%
Season at home (11)65.865.5131.4+0.336%
Season away (7)65.071.7136.7-6.714%
Last 10 (10)62.470.5132.9-8.110%
Last 5 (5)60.872.6133.4-11.80%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)62.769.4132.1-6.713%
vs Similar (4)73.564.5138.0+9.075%
vs Weaker (2)75.568.0143.5+7.550%
This opponent (Rutgers) 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

-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: -1.5-1.52nd half: -7.8-7.8
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: -0.3-0.32nd half2nd half: -1.5-1.52nd half: -7.8-7.8
RutgersNorthwestern
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
RutgersLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Nebraska
#341
W
41-28
41
28
+13
A04/01
NCAA
Penn State
#113
L
28-33
28
33
-5
H08/01
NCAA
Illinois
#79
W
21-18
21
18
+3
A11/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H16/01
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
W
34-25
34
25
+9
H19/01
NCAA
Iowa
#90
W
43-38
43
38
+5
A23/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
38-33
38
33
+5
H25/01
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
39-27
39
27
+12
H29/01
NCAA
Michigan
#131
L
34-37
34
37
-3
A01/02
NCAA
Maryland
#37
W
25-20
25
20
+5
A05/02
NCAA
61.7Avg total
33.4Scored
28.3Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (18)33.427.360.8+6.172%-
Last 30 at home (11)34.825.760.5+9.182%-
Last 30 away (7)31.329.961.1+1.457%-
Last 10 (10)33.428.361.7+5.180%-
Last 5 (5)35.831.066.8+4.880%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (10)32.028.760.7+3.360%-
vs Weaker ◀ (8)35.225.660.9+9.688%-
This opponent (Northwestern) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NorthwesternLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Hartford
#189
L
31-37
31
37
-6
H29/12
NCAA
Minnesota
#179
L
25-34
25
34
-9
A06/01
NCAA
Indiana
#149
W
34-31
34
31
+3
A09/01
NCAA
Nebraska
#341
W
42-27
42
27
+15
H11/01
NCAA
Iowa
#90
L
35-41
35
41
-6
H15/01
NCAA
Illinois
#79
L
34-38
34
38
-4
A18/01
NCAA
Maryland
#37
W
40-26
40
26
+14
H22/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#94
L
35-38
35
38
-3
H26/01
NCAA
Michigan State
#49
L
22-33
22
33
-11
A29/01
NCAA
Purdue
#181
W
29-25
29
25
+4
H02/02
NCAA
65.7Avg total
32.7Scored
33.0Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (23)32.931.063.9+1.852%-
Last 30 at home (13)34.529.864.3+4.862%-
Last 30 away (10)30.732.763.4-2.040%-
Last 10 (10)32.733.065.7-0.340%-
Last 5 (5)32.032.064.0+0.040%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)30.631.562.1-0.933%-
vs Similar (4)37.028.265.2+8.8100%-
vs Weaker (2)34.534.569.0+0.050%-
This opponent (Rutgers) 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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Rutgers wins
0
Northwestern wins
No previous meetings.
Rutgerslast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
05/02/20AMaryland51-56
01/02/20AMichigan63-69
29/01/20HPurdue70-63
25/01/20HNebraska75-72
23/01/20AIowa80-85
19/01/20HMinnesota64-56
16/01/20HIndiana59-50
11/01/20AIllinois51-54
08/01/20HPenn State72-61
04/01/20ANebraska79-62
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/02/20HPurdue58-61
29/01/20AMichigan State50-79
26/01/20HOhio State59-71
22/01/20HMaryland66-77
18/01/20AIllinois71-75
15/01/20HIowa62-75
11/01/20HNebraska62-57
09/01/20AIndiana62-66
06/01/20AMinnesota68-77
29/12/19HHartford66-67

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Rutgers
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWWLL67%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWLLLL14%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18117
Win %67%100%14%
Points / game69.673.164.1
Allowed / game60.956.667.7
Point differential+8.7+16.5-3.6
Avg total130.6129.7131.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+39%55%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)100% (1)0% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Northwestern
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL28%
HomeWLLLL36%
AwayLLLLL14%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18117
Win %28%36%14%
Points / game65.565.865.0
Allowed / game67.965.571.7
Point differential-2.4+0.3-6.7
Avg total133.4131.4136.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+22%27%14%
Close games (≤5 pts) won14% (7)25% (4)0% (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 Maryland1915479%69.862.8+7.1
2 Iowa2115671%78.471.1+7.3
3 Oregon2014670%74.768.4+6.3
4 Penn State2014670%73.869.5+4.3
5 Illinois1812667%73.263.7+9.4
6 Rutgers1812667%69.660.9+8.7
7 Michigan State2013765%74.564.8+9.8
8 USC1912763%70.068.4+1.6
9 Purdue2012860%68.260.9+7.3
10 Ohio State1911858%70.863.3+7.5
11 Minnesota1911858%71.066.6+4.4
12 Indiana1810856%67.367.7-0.4
13 Michigan2011955%75.569.7+5.8
14 Wisconsin2011955%64.562.0+2.5
15 Washington2091145%71.866.7+5.0
16 UCLA2091145%68.669.3-0.8
17 Nebraska2161529%70.976.3-5.5
18 Northwestern1851328%65.567.9-2.4
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

Team1H2HOTFinal
Rutgers27391177
Northwestern3828773
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