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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Wisconsin · #35 · B10 · 0–0Northwestern · #85 · B10 · 0–0Tue, Dec 1 · 9:00 PM ETPeacockWelsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
Model line
Northwestern −1.7
Win probability
Northwestern 57%
Projected tempo
69.8
possessions
Site
Northwestern home
43%Win probability57%

The model makes Northwestern a 1.7-point favorite, winning about 57 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Wisconsin offense vs Northwestern defense

Wisconsin OStatNorthwestern D
69.0#151Tempo#32265.3
54.5#54eFG%#16151.0
12.8#4TOV%#12217.5
29.1#234ORB%#33134.7
31.5#268FT rate#17234.8
12.5#349Block%#10910.6
57.3#67Assist%#36063.8
54.7#662P%#17451.6
36.2#513P%#14433.4
78.8#8FT%—
52.1#63PA rate#15840.2

Northwestern offense vs Wisconsin defense

Northwestern OStatWisconsin D
65.3#322Tempo#15169.0
51.7#164eFG%#18351.4
13.0#7TOV%#32814.3
28.1#263ORB%#7828.2
33.9#213FT rate#5629.8
6.4#9Block%#2228.6
65.8#5Assist%#14150.8
52.9#1332P%#21252.2
33.0#2303P%#15033.4
75.1#77FT%—
34.0#2953PA rate#14340.6

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Wisconsin

Thu, Mar 19NHigh Point61L 82–83
Sat, Mar 14NMichigan24L 65–68
Fri, Mar 13NIllinois7W 91–88
Thu, Mar 12NWashington78W 85–82
Sat, Mar 7APurdue29W 97–93

Northwestern

Thu, Mar 12NPurdue29L 68–81
Wed, Mar 11NIndiana37W 74–61
Tue, Mar 10NPenn St.90W 76–66
Sat, Mar 7AMinnesota63L 66–67
Wed, Mar 4HPurdue29L 66–70