Northwestern at Loyola-Chicago Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 5
TOTAL POINTS
129
UPDATED
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
See this week's WCBB predictions
PRESEASON RATINGS
Loyola-Chicago
Northwestern 
|
82
B-
|
Overall |
84
B
|
|
79
C+
|
Power |
88
B+
|
|
71
C-
|
Offensive |
91
A-
|
|
87
B+
|
Defensive |
80
B-
|
|
|
SoS (Current) |
|
|
87
B+
|
SoS (Full Season) |
95
A
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Loyola-Chicago
Northwestern
| 162 | Overall | 141 |
| 188 | Power | 105 |
| 259 | Offensive | 79 |
| 116 | Defensive | 182 |
| N/A | SoS (Current) | N/A |
| 111 | SoS (Full Season) | 40 |
Northwestern#14163%
Loyola-Chicago#16237%Pre (Oct 28), 2026-27: Northwestern 63%, Loyola-Chicago 37% at Loyola-Chicago.
Northwestern's win probability against Loyola-Chicago is trending down — from 66% to 63% over the last 6 updates.
Northwestern's win probability against Loyola-Chicago is trending down — from 72% to 69% over the last 6 updates.
Northwestern's win probability against Loyola-Chicago is trending down — from 77% to 74% over the last 6 updates.
Northwestern favored
Loyola-Chicago favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Loyola-Chicago | Neutral | At Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 66% | 72% | 77% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 67% | 72% | 78% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 66% | 72% | 77% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 66% | 72% | 77% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 66% | 71% | 77% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 65% | 70% | 76% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Loyola-Chicago
Northwestern
|
1-0 (100%) |
Head to Head |
0-1 (0%) |
|
16-18 (47.1%) |
Overall |
8-21 (27.6%) |
|
5-10 (33.3%) |
Home |
6-9 (40%) |
|
10-7 (58.8%) |
Away |
1-11 (8.3%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
0-8 (0%) |
|
5-14 (26.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-17 (15%) |
|
11-4 (73.3%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-4 (55.6%) |
|
4-6 (40%) |
Last 10 Games |
0-10 (0%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Loyola-Chicago
Northwestern
| #129 La Salle | Best Win | #73 Wisconsin |
| #263 W Michigan | Worst Loss | #162 Loyola-Chicago |
| 15 pts vs #221 St Louis | Largest MOV | 19 pts vs #153 Rutgers |
| 54 pts vs #4 Connecticut | Largest MOD | 36 pts vs #22 Michigan St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Loyola-Chicago
Northwestern
| 56.9 | Points per Game | 65.4 |
| 61.4 | Points Against | 75.9 |
| 56 | Home PPG | 64.5 |
| 61 | Home PA | 69.5 |
| 57.1 | Away PPG | 66.3 |
| 61.4 | Away PA | 84.5 |
| 569-517 | Opponent Record | 568-385 |
| 159.7 | Avg Opponent Rank | 81.5 |
| W 6 | Longest Streak | L 11 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 11 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Loyola-Chicago
Northwestern
| Mar 27 | at G Washington (17-18) | L62-71 | Mar 1 | vs Purdue (13-17) | L62-67 |
| Mar 23 | at FGCU (14-16) | W62-56 | Feb 25 | at #19 Maryland (24-9) | L57-79 |
| Mar 21 | at Norfolk St (14-15) | W58-54 | Feb 22 | vs Illinois (22-12) | L65-92 |
| Mar 6 | Rhode Island (27-5) | L64-71 | Feb 18 | at #22 Michigan St (23-9) | L68-104 |
| Mar 5 | St Bonaventure (16-16) | W61-59 | Feb 15 | at Penn St (11-18) | L71-81 |
| Feb 28 | at La Salle (18-14) | L57-70 | Feb 12 | vs #5 Michigan (28-7) | L58-80 |
| Feb 25 | vs Dayton (17-14) | L58-67 | Feb 5 | vs USC (18-14) | L65-83 |
| Feb 21 | at St Bonaventure (16-16) | W58-55 | Feb 1 | at Indiana (18-14) | L75-89 |
| Feb 18 | vs George Mason (23-10) | L55-67 | Jan 28 | at Nebraska (19-13) | L73-89 |
| Feb 14 | vs St Joseph's PA (18-11) | L50-63 | Jan 25 | vs #1 UCLA (37-1) | L46-80 |