Northwestern at Minnesota Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 11.36
TOTAL POINTS
50
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Minnesota
Northwestern 
|
90
A-
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
82
B-
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
80
B-
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
85
B
|
Defensive |
94
A
|
|
76
C
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
86
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
88
B+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
95
A
|
RANKINGS
Minnesota
Northwestern
| 34 #34 overall |
Overall | 22 #22 overall |
| 59 #59 overall |
Power | 19 #19 overall |
| 69 #69 overall |
Offensive | 23 #23 overall |
| 51 #51 overall |
Defensive | 18 #18 overall |
| 81 #81 overall |
SoS (Current) | 44 #44 overall |
| 47 #47 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 22 #22 overall |
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Minnesota#3425%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Northwestern 75%, Minnesota 25% at Minnesota.
Northwestern's win probability against Minnesota is trending up — from 48% to 75% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Minnesota is trending up — from 54% to 79% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Minnesota is trending up — from 60% to 83% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern favored
Minnesota favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Minnesota | Neutral | At Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 41% | 47% | 54% |
| Wk 1 | 42% | 48% | 54% |
| Wk 2 | 39% | 45% | 52% |
| Wk 3 | 48% | 54% | 60% |
| Wk 4 | 62% | 67% | 73% |
| Wk 5 | 70% | 76% | 80% |
| Wk 6 | 79% | 83% | 87% |
| Wk 7 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Wk 8 | 80% | 84% | 87% |
| Wk 9 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
RECORDS
Minnesota
Northwestern
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
5-2 (71.4%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Minnesota
Northwestern
| #32 Iowa | Best Win | #89 Penn State |
| #45 Purdue | Worst Loss | #7 Indiana |
| 52 pts vs #385 Eastern Illinois | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #113 Colorado |
| 28 pts vs #45 Purdue | Largest MOD | 6 pts vs #7 Indiana |
OTHER STATISTICS
Minnesota
Northwestern
| 26.6 | Points per Game | 34.7 |
| 20.1 | Points Against | 16.6 |
| 29.2 | Home PPG | 39.2 |
| 15.2 | Home PA | 13.2 |
| 20 | Away PPG | 23.5 |
| 32.5 | Away PA | 25 |
| 23-28 | Opponent Record | 25-28 |
| 133.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 103.6 |
| W 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Minnesota
Northwestern
| Oct 24 | vs Iowa (5-2) | W13-10 | Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | W42-14 |
| Oct 10 | at Purdue (3-4) | L13-41 | Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 |
| Oct 3 | vs Michigan (4-3) | W20-14 | Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 |
| Sep 26 | at Washington (4-3) | W27-24 | Oct 2 | vs Penn State (3-4) | W34-13 |
| Sep 19 | vs Akron (1-7) | W41-7 | Sep 25 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | L23-29 |
| Sep 12 | vs Mississippi St (4-3) | L13-38 | Sep 19 | vs Colorado (2-5) | W41-7 |
| Sep 3 | vs Eastern Illinois (2-6) | W59-7 | Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W34-18 |