Rutgers vs. Northwestern Prediction: Northwestern Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/29/2025]

Northwestern and Rutgers will meet in college basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday, with tipoff at 9:00PM ET.

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

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Rutgers-Northwestern game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"With the latest updates and numerous other variables, we estimate Northwestern's chance of winning at 84%, with Rutgers at 16%."

For a closer look at Wednesday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Rutgers vs. Northwestern predictions page.

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

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the result of Wednesday's NCAA basketball game between Rutgers and Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Northwestern an 84% chance of beating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Northwestern winning 74-64.

According to our model, Northwestern (-9.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 139.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Rutgers vs. Northwestern Odds

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

Bet Type	Rutgers	Northwestern
Spread	+9.5 (-102)	-9.5 (-110)
Moneyline	+400	-445
Total	o139.5 (-110)	u139.5 (-120)

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

Rutgers vs. Northwestern Picks and Best Bets

Our model's biggest edge in today's Rutgers vs. Northwestern matchup is on the moneyline.

Our expert predictions, matched against the best odds, reveal the best college basketball picks for every game throughout the season.

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Rutgers vs. Northwestern Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's college basketball matchup between Northwestern and Rutgers at Welsh-Ryan Arena is scheduled to commence at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Rutgers vs. Northwestern
• Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Wednesday's Rutgers vs. Northwestern matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Conclusion

We predict Northwestern, with an 84% win probability, will likely beat Rutgers on Wednesday.

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