Men's College Basketball
MATCHUP
Northwestern at No. 17 Illinois
Stats: Overall | Home/Away | Conference | Favorite | Underdog | Last 5
Records: ATS Overall | Last 5 | Days Rest | After Win | After Loss | vs Scoring | Over/Under
Teams: Northwestern Wildcats | Illinois Fighting Illini
Summary
3:00 PM ET W/L ATS H A N CONF AF AA O/U
Northwestern 12-7 11-8-0 10-1 0-5 2-1 3-5 74.2 68.2 13-6-0
Illinois 13-6 9-9-1 8-3 3-2 2-1 5-4 85.9 69.2 10-8-1
Live Odds | All Odds
Home O/U
Opening line -9.5 -110 147.5 -115
FanDuel -8.5 -114 148.5 -106
Westgate OFF OFF
Wynn OFF OFF
Best home line Recent line moves
Recent Trends
Northwestern:
  • Over is 8-0 in NW last 8 overall.
  • NW are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
  • Over is 23-7 in NW last 30 vs. Big Ten.
Illinois:
  • Over is 21-6-1 in ILL last 28 vs. Big Ten.
  • ILL are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 home games.
  • Over is 27-10-1 in ILL last 38 games as a favorite.
Head to Head:
  • NW are 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
  • Underdog is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Quickchart Matchup
Northwestern Northwestern Off vs  Illinois Illinois Defense
Northwestern 74.2 Points For
Illinois 69.2 Points Against
Northwestern 44.4 FG%
Illinois 39.4 FG%
Northwestern 31.5 Reb
Northwestern 30.1 Reb
Illinois Illinois Off vs  Northwestern Northwestern Defense
Illinois 85.9 Points For
Northwestern 68.2 Points Against
Illinois 44.5 FG%
Northwestern 42.8 FG%
Illinois 41.8 Reb
Northwestern 31.1 Reb
* Overall Stats | In Depth
Off For FG% 3P% FT% Reb
NW
ILL		 74.2
85.9		 44.4
44.5		 32.7
32.1		 72.1
76.1		 31.5
41.8
Def Agst FG% 3P% FT% Reb
NW
ILL		 68.2
69.2		 42.8
39.4		 33.1
27.8		 73.9
68.6		 31.1
30.1
* Home/Away Stats | In Depth
Off For FG% 3P% FT% Reb
NW
ILL		 72.4
86.1		 43.4
43.7		 30.0
30.9		 78.5
77.5		 31.4
43.1
Def Agst.
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
NW
ILL		 78.8
62.5		 48.3
36.4		 34.0
26.7		 73.6
64.4		 29.6
29.1
* Last 5 | In Depth
Off For
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
NW
ILL		 72.0
81.0		 42.0
40.5		 32.2
26.5		 69.8
78.9		 30.8
42.0
Def Agst
 FG%
 3P%
 FT% Reb
NW
ILL		 76.2
74.8		 43.1
43.1		 35.8
25.8		 80.2
76.3		 32.8
33.6
* ATS Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
NW
ILL		 11-8-0
9-9-1		 6-5-0
6-4-1		 5-3-0
3-5-0
* Over/Under Records | In Depth
  Overall Home Away
NW
ILL		 13-6-0
10-8-1		 7-4-0
4-6-1		 6-2-0
6-2-0

* These numbers exclude Div II games.

More Records:
Last 5 | After Win | After Loss | vs Scoring

More Stats:
Conference | Favorite | Underdog

Injuries
Northwestern Wildcats
Player   Status/Updated Notes
No injuries to report.
Illinois Fighting Illini
Player   Status/Updated Notes
Tomislav Ivisic C Out Sun - Undisclosed - 1/25/25 Ivisic is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he is not expected to be active against Northwestern on Sunday.
Ty Rodgers G out of season - Undisclosed - 11/8/24 Rodgers has been sidelined due to redshirt, and has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Recent Meetings
Date Home Away Line ATS
12/6/24 NW 70 (OT) ILL 66 3/142.5 NW/U
1/24/24 NW 96 (OT) ILL 91 4/146.5 NW/O
1/2/24 ILL 96 NW 66 -5.5/140.5 ILL/O
2/23/23 ILL 66 NW 62 -7.5/136.5 NW/U
1/4/23 NW 73 ILL 60 3.5/134 NW/U
2/13/22 ILL 73 NW 66 -10.5/140 NW/U
1/29/22 NW 56 ILL 59 5.5/141 NW/U
2/16/21 ILL 73 NW 66 -13/144 NW/U
1/7/21 NW 56 ILL 81 6.5/148 ILL/U
2/27/20 NW 66 ILL 74 7/133 ILL/O
Northwestern: Last 10 Games | Season
Date vs Score Line ATS NW FG Opp FG Reb
1/22/25 IND 79-70 (W) -5/140 WO 28/58 24/57 31-28
1/19/25 @MICH 76-80 (L) (OT) 9.5/147.5 WO 23/58 22/61 40-38
1/16/25 MD 76-74 (W) (OT) 2/140 WO 29/60 24/63 29-33
1/12/25 MSU 68-78 (L) 2/139 LO 21/59 27/54 29-31
1/5/25 @PUR 61-79 (L) 6.5/138.5 LO 23/60 28/55 25-34
1/2/25 @PSU 80-84 (L) 4.5/145 WO 28/61 22/44 29-27
12/29/24 NE 85-60 (W) -14.5/137 WO 30/56 24/47 25-22
12/21/24 DEP 84-64 (W) -6.5/136 WO 34/64 20/54 28-30
12/15/24 GT (N) 71-60 (W) -6.5/138.5 WU 26/65 22/56 30-38
12/6/24 ILL 70-66 (W) (OT) 3/142.5 WU 28/72 25/67 38-42
Illinois: Last 10 Games | Season
Date vs Score Line ATS ILL FG Opp FG Reb
1/23/25 MD 70-91 (L) -6.5/157 LO 23/61 36/72 36-37
1/19/25 @MSU 78-80 (L) 1/160 LU 28/66 28/65 38-35
1/14/25 @IND 94-69 (W) -6/160 WO 30/75 25/65 49-33
1/11/25 USC 72-82 (L) -12.5/154 LP 23/62 34/65 34-32
1/8/25 PSU 91-52 (W) -7.5/162.5 WU 34/77 20/65 53-31
1/5/25 @WASH 81-77 (W) -7/155 LO 31/66 28/65 40-24
1/2/25 @ORE 109-77 (W) 4.5/155 WO 42/73 30/69 40-28
12/29/24 CHS 117-64 (W) -38/150.5 WO 41/66 25/67 45-18
12/22/24 @MIZZ (N) 80-77 (W) -3.5/156 LO 25/57 23/58 40-30
12/14/24 TENN 64-66 (L) 2/149 PU 15/51 20/62 32-39
Abbreviations Legend