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UCLA vs Northwestern Result & Analysis

Date: Sun 19 Mar 2023
Tip-off: 00:40
Final 68-63
35-25 33-38
Position#12
Record30-5
FormWWWLW
Points / game74.3
Allowed / game60.1
UCLA 🏆
USA
vs
Northwestern
USA
Position#87
Record22-11
FormLLWLW
Points / game67.9
Allowed / game62.6
USANCAA
Other2022-23
Meetings · UCLA v Northwestern
24 Jan 2026
UCLA71
NORT64
18 Mar 2023
UCLA68
NORT63
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

UCLA 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

UCLAUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stanford
#260
W
73-64
73
64
+9
H17/02
NCAA
California
#369
W
78-43
78
43
+35
H19/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
W
78-71
78
71
+7
A24/02
NCAA
Colorado
#192
W
60-56
60
56
+4
A26/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
W
79-61
79
61
+18
H03/03
NCAA
Arizona
#16
W
82-73
82
73
+9
H05/03
NCAA
Colorado
#192
W
80-69
80
69
+11
H09/03
NCAA
Oregon
#140
W
75-56
75
56
+19
H11/03
NCAA
Arizona
#16
L
59-61
59
61
-2
H12/03
NCAA
UNC Asheville
#28
W
86-53
86
53
+33
H17/03
NCAA
1H
2H
27-31
46-33
38-15
40-28
43-31
35-40
28-30
32-26
36-32
43-29
40-37
42-36
37-38
43-31
32-30
43-26
34-33
25-28
46-25
40-28
135.7Avg total
75.0Scored
60.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (35)74.360.1134.3+14.286%
Season at home (22)77.058.9135.8+18.191%
Season away (13)69.762.2131.8+7.577%
Last 10 (10)75.060.7135.7+14.390%
Last 5 (5)76.462.4138.8+14.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)64.364.0128.3+0.333%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)74.358.4132.7+15.996%
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
Ohio State
#235
W
69-63
69
63
+6
A10/02
NCAA
Purdue
#14
W
64-58
64
58
+6
H12/02
NCAA
Indiana
#76
W
64-62
64
62
+2
H16/02
NCAA
Iowa
#134
W
80-60
80
60
+20
H19/02
NCAA
Illinois
#114
L
62-66
62
66
-4
A24/02
NCAA
Maryland
#97
L
59-75
59
75
-16
A26/02
NCAA
Penn State
#105
L
65-68 OT
65
68
-3
H02/03
NCAA
Rutgers
#132
W
65-53
65
53
+12
A06/03
NCAA
Penn State
#105
L
65-67 OT
65
67
-2
H10/03
NCAA
Boise State
#57
W
75-67
75
67
+8
H16/03
NCAA
1H
2H
28-27
41-36
30-37
34-21
39-20
25-42
37-26
43-34
37-19
25-47
39-41
20-34
28-24
33-37
25-21
40-32
26-25
30-31
38-32
37-35
130.7Avg total
66.8Scored
63.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (33)67.962.6130.5+5.367%
Season at home (22)67.159.7126.8+7.468%
Season away (11)69.568.4137.8+1.164%
Last 10 (10)66.863.9130.7+2.960%
Last 5 (5)65.866.0131.8-0.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)65.055.0120.0+10.0100%
vs Similar (22)65.066.4131.4-1.550%
vs Weaker (6)76.355.3131.7+21.0100%
This opponent (UCLA) 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: +5.9+5.91st half: +5.5+5.52nd half2nd half: +8.4+8.42nd half: -2.1-2.1
-10-5+0+5+101st half1st half: +5.9+5.91st half: +5.5+5.52nd half2nd half: +8.4+8.42nd half: -2.1-2.1
UCLANorthwestern
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.
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UCLALast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Stanford
#260
L
27-31
27
31
-4
H17/02
NCAA
California
#369
W
38-15
38
15
+23
H19/02
NCAA
Utah Utes
#171
W
43-31
43
31
+12
A24/02
NCAA
Colorado
#192
L
28-30
28
30
-2
A26/02
NCAA
Arizona State
#90
W
36-32
36
32
+4
H03/03
NCAA
Arizona
#16
W
40-37
40
37
+3
H05/03
NCAA
Colorado
#192
L
37-38
37
38
-1
H09/03
NCAA
Oregon
#140
W
32-30
32
30
+2
H11/03
NCAA
Arizona
#16
W
34-33
34
33
+1
H12/03
NCAA
UNC Asheville
#28
W
46-25
46
25
+21
H17/03
NCAA
66.3Avg total
36.1Scored
30.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.828.264.0+7.670%-
Last 30 at home (18)36.128.264.3+7.978%-
Last 30 away (12)35.328.263.5+7.258%-
Last 10 (10)36.130.266.3+5.970%-
Last 5 (5)37.832.670.4+5.280%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)32.332.064.3+0.367%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)36.227.763.9+8.470%-
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
Ohio State
#235
W
28-27
28
27
+1
A10/02
NCAA
Purdue
#14
L
30-37
30
37
-7
H12/02
NCAA
Indiana
#76
W
39-20
39
20
+19
H16/02
NCAA
Iowa
#134
W
37-26
37
26
+11
H19/02
NCAA
Illinois
#114
W
37-19
37
19
+18
A24/02
NCAA
Maryland
#97
L
39-41
39
41
-2
A26/02
NCAA
Penn State
#105
W
28-24
28
24
+4
H02/03
NCAA
Rutgers
#132
W
25-21
25
21
+4
A06/03
NCAA
Penn State
#105
W
26-25
26
25
+1
H10/03
NCAA
Boise State
#57
W
38-32
38
32
+6
H16/03
NCAA
59.9Avg total
32.7Scored
27.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.328.660.9+3.663%-
Last 30 at home (20)30.627.658.2+3.155%-
Last 30 away (10)35.530.866.3+4.780%-
Last 10 (10)32.727.259.9+5.580%-
Last 5 (5)31.228.659.8+2.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (2)29.033.062.0-4.00%-
vs Similar (22)31.228.559.8+2.768%-
vs Weaker (6)37.227.564.7+9.767%-
This opponent (UCLA) 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
UCLA wins
0
Northwestern wins
No previous meetings.
UCLAlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
17/03/23HUNC Asheville86-53
12/03/23HArizona59-61
11/03/23HOregon75-56
09/03/23HColorado80-69
05/03/23HArizona82-73
03/03/23HArizona State79-61
26/02/23AColorado60-56
24/02/23AUtah Utes78-71
19/02/23HCalifornia78-43
17/02/23HStanford73-64
Northwesternlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
16/03/23HBoise State75-67
10/03/23HPenn State65-67 OT
06/03/23ARutgers65-53
02/03/23HPenn State65-68 OT
26/02/23AMaryland59-75
24/02/23AIllinois62-66
19/02/23HIowa80-60
16/02/23HIndiana64-62
12/02/23HPurdue64-58
10/02/23AOhio State69-63

📊 11. Overall Statistics

UCLA
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 9 Wins / 1 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW86%
HomeWWWLW91%
AwayLWWWW77%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games352213
Win %86%91%77%
Points / game74.377.069.7
Allowed / game60.158.962.2
Point differential+14.2+18.1+7.5
Avg total134.3135.8131.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+60%68%46%
Close games (≤5 pts) won60% (5)50% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Northwestern
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW67%
HomeWWLLW68%
AwayWWLLW64%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games332211
Win %67%68%64%
Points / game67.967.169.5
Allowed / game62.659.768.4
Point differential+5.3+7.4+1.1
Avg total130.5126.8137.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+36%41%27%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)43% (7)67% (3)
Overtime %6%9%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 UCLA3530586%74.360.1+14.2
2 Purdue3529683%72.762.7+9.9
3 Indiana34231168%74.968.2+6.7
4 Northwestern33221167%67.962.6+5.3
5 USC33221167%72.567.4+5.1
6 Maryland34221265%70.363.2+7.1
7 Michigan State32201262%70.367.2+3.1
8 Penn State37231462%72.268.2+4.0
9 Illinois33201361%74.367.2+7.2
10 Rutgers33191458%67.960.3+7.5
11 Iowa33191458%80.174.7+5.4
12 Oregon33191458%70.767.1+3.6
13 Wisconsin31171455%64.963.8+1.1
14 Michigan32171553%73.169.4+3.7
15 Washington32161650%69.270.3-1.2
16 Nebraska32161650%68.069.9-1.9
17 Ohio State35161946%72.569.0+3.5
18 Minnesota3192229%62.971.0-8.2
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
UCLA353368
Northwestern253863
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