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Prediction updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Northwestern
Wildcats
Big 10
65
15% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Illinois
Fightin' Illini
Big 10
82
85% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Illinois by 16.92
TOTAL POINTS
147
UPDATED
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
RATINGS
Northwestern
Illinois
|
91
A-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
89
B+
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
Defensive |
97
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
96
A
|
SoS (Future) |
98
A+
|
RANKINGS
Northwestern
Illinois
| 79 | Overall | 10 |
| 57 | Power | 6 |
| 95 | Offensive | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive | 19 |
| 30 | SoS (Current) | 9 |
| 30 | SoS (Future) | 9 |
RECORDS
Northwestern
Illinois
|
0-2 (0%) |
Head to Head |
2-0 (100%) |
|
15-19 (44.1%) |
Overall |
28-9 (75.7%) |
|
9-7 (56.3%) |
Home |
14-3 (82.4%) |
|
3-8 (27.3%) |
Away |
7-2 (77.8%) |
|
0-11 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
5-9 (35.7%) |
|
6-15 (28.6%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
16-9 (64%) |
|
9-4 (69.2%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
12-0 (100%) |
|
5-5 (50%) |
Last 10 Games |
6-4 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northwestern
Illinois
| #58 Indiana | Best Win | #5 Purdue |
| #106 Rutgers | Worst Loss | #24 UCLA |
| 47 pts vs #309 Cleveland St | Largest MOV | 58 pts vs #284 Jackson St |
| 40 pts vs #10 Illinois | Largest MOD | 14 pts vs #1 Michigan |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northwestern
Illinois
| 73.1 | Points per Game | 83.2 |
| 72 | Points Against | 68.8 |
| 77.4 | Home PPG | 86.1 |
| 69.6 | Home PA | 65.8 |
| 66.7 | Away PPG | 84.8 |
| 74.5 | Away PA | 76.1 |
| 675-483 | Opponent Record | 786-493 |
| 90.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 77.2 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 12 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northwestern
Illinois
| Mar 12 (5) Purdue (30-9) L 68-81 | Apr 4 (4) Connecticut (34-6) L 62-71 |
| Mar 11 Indiana (18-14) W 74-61 | Mar 28 Iowa (25-13) W 71-59 |
| Mar 10 Penn St (12-20) W 76-66 | Mar 26 (6) Houston (30-7) W 65-55 |
| Mar 7 at Minnesota (15-18) L 66-67 | Mar 21 VCU (28-8) W 76-55 |
| Mar 4 vs (5) Purdue (30-9) L 66-70 | Mar 19 Penn (17-12) W 105-70 |
| Feb 28 vs Oregon (12-20) W 63-62 | Mar 13 (22) Wisconsin (24-11) L 88-91 |
| Feb 24 at Indiana (18-14) W 72-68 | Mar 8 at Maryland (13-22) W 78-72 |
| Feb 18 vs Maryland (13-22) W 78-74 | Mar 3 vs Oregon (12-20) W 80-54 |
| Feb 14 at (15) Nebraska (28-7) L 49-68 | Feb 27 vs (1) Michigan (37-3) L 70-84 |
| Feb 11 vs (1) Michigan (37-3) L 75-87 | Feb 21 at (24) UCLA (24-12) L 94-95 |
