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Wisconsin vs Northwestern Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 04 Dec 2025
Tip-off: 02:00
Final 85-73
55-32 30-41
Position#57
Record5-2
FormWWLWL
Points / game87.1
Allowed / game73.6
vs
Position#251
Record5-2
FormWWLWL
Points / game82.1
Allowed / game69.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Wisconsin v Northwestern
03 Dec 2025
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NORT73
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WISC70
NORT63
13 Jan 2024
WISC71
NORT63
05 Feb 2023
WISC52
NORT54
20 Jan 2021
WISC68
NORT52
04 Mar 2020
WISC63
NORT48
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Wisconsin 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

WisconsinUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#44
L
53-59
53
59
-6
A16/03
NCAA
Montana
#53
W
85-66
85
66
+19
H20/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
89-91
89
91
-2
H23/03
NCAA
Campbell
#222
W
96-64
96
64
+32
H04/11
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
97-72
97
72
+25
H08/11
NCAA
Ball State
#288
W
86-55
86
55
+31
H12/11
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#118
W
94-69
94
69
+25
H18/11
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
70-98
70
98
-28
A21/11
NCAA
Providence
#246
W
104-83
104
83
+21
A27/11
NCAA
TCU
#77
L
63-74
63
74
-11
A28/11
NCAA
1H
2H
23-21
30-38
40-32
45-34
36-47
53-44
48-38
48-26
52-33
45-39
39-26
47-29
48-41
46-28
33-45
37-53
51-32
53-51
37-41
26-33
156.8Avg total
83.7Scored
73.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)87.173.6160.7+13.671%
Season at home (4)93.265.0158.2+28.2100%
Season away (3)79.085.0164.0-6.033%
Last 10 (10)83.773.1156.8+10.660%
Last 5 (5)83.475.8159.2+7.660%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)68.076.0144.0-8.00%
vs Similar (14)77.477.1154.6+0.343%
vs Weaker ◀ (15)83.164.9148.1+18.2100%
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
Maryland
#35
L
61-74
61
74
-13
A08/03
NCAA
Minnesota
#226
W
72-64
72
64
+8
A12/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
L
63-70
63
70
-7
A13/03
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
70-47
70
47
+23
H04/11
NCAA
Boston University
#211
W
76-52
76
52
+24
H07/11
NCAA
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
1H
2H
29-32
32-42
32-29
40-35
30-37
33-33
36-25
34-22
45-26
31-26
53-28
57-35
42-44
39-35
36-40
42-43
36-34
43-43
40-39
41-47
146.6Avg total
77.1Scored
69.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (7)82.169.6151.7+12.671%
Season at home (5)83.265.0148.2+18.280%
Season away (2)79.581.0160.5-1.550%
Last 10 (10)77.169.5146.6+7.660%
Last 5 (5)85.877.6163.4+8.260%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)69.876.2146.0-6.512%
vs Similar (17)74.469.6144.0+4.859%
vs Weaker (5)82.466.0148.4+16.480%
This opponent (Wisconsin) 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

-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +5.5+5.52nd half: +3.1+3.1
-7-3+0+3+71st half1st half: +5.1+5.11st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +5.5+5.52nd half: +3.1+3.1
WisconsinNorthwestern
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
WisconsinLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Michigan
#44
W
23-21
23
21
+2
A16/03
NCAA
Montana
#53
W
40-32
40
32
+8
H20/03
NCAA
Brigham Young
#48
L
36-47
36
47
-11
H23/03
NCAA
Campbell
#222
W
48-38
48
38
+10
H04/11
NCAA
Northern Illinois
#342
W
52-33
52
33
+19
H08/11
NCAA
Ball State
#288
W
39-26
39
26
+13
H12/11
NCAA
Siu Edwardsville
#118
W
48-41
48
41
+7
H18/11
NCAA
Brigham Young
#76
L
33-45
33
45
-12
A21/11
NCAA
Providence
#246
W
51-32
51
32
+19
A27/11
NCAA
TCU
#77
L
37-41
37
41
-4
A28/11
NCAA
76.3Avg total
40.7Scored
35.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)38.932.671.5+6.377%-
Last 30 at home (15)41.032.173.1+8.993%-
Last 30 away (15)36.733.169.8+3.760%-
Last 10 (10)40.735.676.3+5.170%-
Last 5 (5)41.637.078.6+4.660%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)31.032.063.0-1.00%-
vs Similar (14)38.234.672.8+3.671%-
vs Weaker ◀ (15)40.030.870.8+9.287%-
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
Maryland
#35
L
29-32
29
32
-3
A08/03
NCAA
Minnesota
#226
W
32-29
32
29
+3
A12/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#43
L
30-37
30
37
-7
A13/03
NCAA
Mercyhurst Lakers
#206
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H04/11
NCAA
Boston University
#211
W
45-26
45
26
+19
H07/11
NCAA
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
71.3Avg total
37.9Scored
33.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)33.433.366.7+0.160%-
Last 30 at home (17)35.531.466.9+4.282%-
Last 30 away (13)30.735.866.5-5.231%-
Last 10 (10)37.933.471.3+4.560%-
Last 5 (5)41.437.078.4+4.460%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)31.036.967.9-5.938%-
vs Similar (17)33.432.465.7+1.065%-
vs Weaker (5)37.630.868.4+6.880%-
This opponent (Wisconsin) 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
8
Wisconsin wins
2
Northwestern wins
Wisconsinlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/11/25ATCU63-74
27/11/25AProvidence104-83
21/11/25ABrigham Young70-98
18/11/25HSiu Edwardsville94-69
12/11/25HBall State86-55
08/11/25HNorthern Illinois97-72
04/11/25HCampbell96-64
23/03/25HBrigham Young89-91
20/03/25HMontana85-66
16/03/25AMichigan53-59
DateH/AOpponentScore
28/11/25HOklahoma State81-86
23/11/25HSouth Carolina79-77
21/11/25AVirginia78-83
15/11/25ADePaul81-79
11/11/25HCleveland State110-63
07/11/25HBoston University76-52
04/11/25HMercyhurst Lakers70-47
13/03/25AWisconsin63-70
12/03/25AMinnesota72-64
08/03/25AMaryland61-74

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Wisconsin
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL71%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayLWL33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games743
Win %71%100%33%
Points / game87.193.279.0
Allowed / game73.665.085.0
Point differential+13.6+28.2-6.0
Avg total160.7158.2164.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+71%100%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %0%0%0%
Northwestern
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWLWL71%
HomeWWWWL80%
AwayWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games752
Win %71%80%50%
Points / game82.183.279.5
Allowed / game69.665.081.0
Point differential+12.6+18.2-1.5
Avg total151.7148.2160.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%60%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)50% (2)50% (2)
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 Michigan770100%93.767.6+26.1
2 Purdue880100%88.667.6+21.0
3 Michigan State880100%78.660.4+18.2
4 Nebraska880100%84.870.1+14.6
5 USC880100%90.677.5+13.1
6 Penn State98189%83.170.0+13.1
7 Indiana87188%86.463.8+22.6
8 Iowa87188%79.562.4+17.1
9 Ohio State76186%88.767.3+21.4
10 Illinois86275%90.470.2+20.1
11 UCLA75271%77.063.1+13.9
12 Wisconsin75271%87.173.6+13.6
13 Northwestern75271%82.169.6+12.6
14 Washington75271%82.672.4+10.1
15 Maryland96367%78.678.0+0.6
16 Minnesota95456%73.467.9+5.6
17 Rutgers95456%71.069.1+1.9
18 Oregon84450%74.175.6-1.5
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
Wisconsin553085
Northwestern324173
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