Iowa vs. Northwestern Prediction: Northwestern Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [2/28/2025]

Northwestern will face Iowa in college basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, starting at 9:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Northwestern as the most likely winner of today's game.

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"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Iowa-Northwestern game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Northwestern's chance of winning is 70%, while Iowa's is 30%."

For further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks, visit our interactive Iowa vs. Northwestern predictions page.

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Iowa vs. Northwestern Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Iowa and Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Northwestern a 70% chance of beating Iowa. Our predicted final score has Northwestern winning 76-70.

According to our model, Northwestern (-4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 53% chance of staying under.

Iowa vs. Northwestern Odds

We have sourced the best College Basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Iowa	Northwestern
Spread	+4.5 (-105)	-4.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+180	-196
Total	o149.5 (-110)	u149.5 (-110)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

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Iowa vs. Northwestern Picks and Best Bets

Our model's strongest edge in today's Iowa vs. Northwestern matchup is on the moneyline.

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Iowa vs. Northwestern Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college basketball game between Northwestern and Iowa at Welsh-Ryan Arena is scheduled to begin at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Iowa vs. Northwestern
• Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's Iowa vs. Northwestern matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Northwestern, with a 70% win probability, will likely beat Iowa on Friday.

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