Northwestern vs Michigan Prediction
Northwestern vs Michigan Game Information
What: | Northwestern vs Michigan Prediction 1/19/2025 College Basketball Picks |
When: | Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2:00 pm EST/11:00 am PST |
Where | Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Northwestern vs Michigan Line: | Michigan -10.5 |
Total: | 146.5 |
TV: | BTN |
Northwestern vs Michigan Preview
Northwestern (11-6, 2-4 in Big Ten) heads to Ann Arbor to face No. 20 Michigan (13-4, 5-1 in Big Ten) at the Crisler Center on Sunday afternoon. In their last 6 games, the Wildcats are 3-3, beating De Paul by 20 (84-64) and Northeastern by 25 (85-60), and then losing back-to-back-to-back games to Penn State by 4 (84-80), Purdue by 18 (79-61), and Michigan State by 10 (78-68) before beating Maryland on a buzzer-beater in their last game (76-74). In their last 5 games, Michigan is 4-1, beating Western Kentucky by 48 (112064), USC by 11 (85-74), UCLA by 19 (94-75), and Washington by 16 (91-75) before losing their first Big Ten game of the season to Minnesota by 3 (84-81). Online sportsbook DraftKings currently has Michigan at 35/1 to win the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with Northwestern priced at 400/1 odds.
Northwestern on an Over Streak of 6 Straight Games
Northwestern (9-8-0 ATS, 10-6-1 O/U) snapped a 3-game Losing Streak with a buzzer-beater by Nick Martinellli vs Maryland at Home in Evanston. The Purple Cats are led by G Brooks Barnhizer (18.2, 9.4 RPG, 4.4 APG), F Nick Martinelli (20.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG), G Jalen Leach (13.4 PPG), G Ty Berry (7.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG), C Matthew Nicholson (5.1 PPG, 5.0 RPG), and G Angelo Claravino (4.5 PPG). Northwestern (+440 Moneyline) averages 73.8 PPG (Tied-#222) and allows 67.4 PPG and averages 34.6 RPG (Tied-#291) and 14.9 APG (Tied-#133). The Wildcats have 2 quality Wins, against rivals Illinois and Maryland, both at Home.
Northwestern Betting Trends
- Northwestern is 1-3 SU in its last 4 games
- The Wildcats are 8-2-0 ATS in their last 10 games
- The Over is 7-3-0 in the last 10 Wildcats games
- The Over is 6-0-0 in the Wildcats last 6 games
- Northwestern has been an Underdog 5 straight games
Michigan Looking to Rebound after First Loss
Michigan (11-6-0 ATS, 10-7-0 O/U) finally lost its first game in the Big Ten after the Wolverines started 5-0, and losing to Minnesota seems problematic. Michigan is led in scoring by C Vladislav Goldin (15.6 PPG, 6.0 RPG), C Danny Wolf (13.0 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 4.1 APG), G Tre Donaldson (12.7 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.3 APG), Roddy Gayle Jr. (11.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.0 APG), G Nimari Burnett (10.6 PPG, 3.3 RPG), F Will Tschetter (7.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG) and F Sam Walters (5.5 RPG). Head Coach Dusty May and the Wolverines (-630 Moneyline) average 84.9 PPG (#18) while allowing 69.1 PPG and average 39.2 RPG (#50) and 18.2 APG (#13). The Wolverines have already beaten Xavier, Wisconsin, Iowa, and new Big Ten members USC, UCLA, and Washington.
Michigan Betting Trends
- Michigan is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games overall
- The Over is 5-0-0 in the last 4 Wolverines games, 7-1-0 the last 8
- The Wolverines are 5-1 SU/ATS in their last 6 games
- The Over is 8-2-0 in Michigan’s last 10
- Michigan is 4-2-0 ATS in the Big Ten Conference (Losses to IOWA, MINN)
Northwestern vs Michigan Prediction
In the last 10 series meetings, Michigan has gone 8-2 SU, winning 7 of the last 8 meetings but falling to the Wildcats by 14 in their last meeting on February 22, 2024 in a game that saw Northwestern go off as 12-Point Home Favorites, so you can see how much better Michigan is this season. The Wildcats are 4-6-0 ATS in the last 10 with Michigan covering ATS 5 of the last 7. The Wolverines are 5-0-0 SU vs Northwestern over that span in Ann Arbor and 4-1-0 ATS, winning by 11, 20, 19, 2, and 7 almost a year ago (Jan. 15, 2024). The Under is 6-4-0 in that time frame but 4-1-0 the last 5 series meetings at the Crisler Center. This Northwestern vs Michigan NCAAB pick will look for a Wolverines double-digit Win with the hosts in a foul mood after being surprised by Minneota (+10.5) last time out.