Northwestern vs. Iowa: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Feb 28

Updated Feb. 28, 2025 8:27 p.m. ET

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The Northwestern Wildcats (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) are at home in Big Ten action against the Iowa Hawkeyes (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET.

The Wildcats take the court as 4.5-point favorites against the Hawkeyes. The matchup's over/under is set at 150.5.

Keep reading to get the download before betting on the Northwestern-Iowa clash.

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Northwestern vs. Iowa How to Watch & Odds

When: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
How to watch on TV: Fox Sports 1
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Wildcats vs Hawkeyes Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Wildcats	-4.5	-115	-105	150.5	-108	-112	-205	+170

Northwestern vs. Iowa Prediction

Pick ATS: Northwestern (-4.5)
Pick OU: Over (150.5)
Prediction: Northwestern 79, Iowa 74

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Northwestern vs. Iowa Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Wildcats 78, Hawkeyes 73.
The Wildcats have a 67.2% chance to collect the win in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability.
The Hawkeyes have a 37.0% implied probability to come out on top.

Key Spread Facts

Northwestern has covered 14 times in 28 chances against the spread this season.
Iowa is 12-16-0 ATS this season.
Northwestern has been favored by 4.5 points or more 11 times this season, and covered the spread in six of those contests.
Iowa has covered the spread twice this season (2-8 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point underdogs.

Key Total Facts

The Wildcats and their opponent have broken the 150.5-point mark eight times this season.
There have been 20 Hawkeyes games this season with more than 150.5 points scored.
The Wildcats and Hawkeyes combine to average 156.6 points per contest, which is 6.1 more than the total for this game.

Key Moneyline Facts

Northwestern has won 84.6% of its games this season when favored on the moneyline (11-2).
This season, Iowa has been the underdog 12 times and won one of those games.
Northwestern has a record of 9-1 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -205 or shorter (winning 90%).
Iowa has a record of 1-9, a 10% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +170 or more by oddsmakers this season.

Northwestern vs. Iowa: Recent Results

Wildcats vs Hawkeyes Recent Games
Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
12/3/2024	Hawkeyes	-4.5	148	-218	+180	80-79 IOWA
3/2/2024	Wildcats	-2.5	150.5	-155	+130	87-80 IOWA

Northwestern vs. Iowa: 2024-25 Stats Comparison

	Northwestern	Iowa
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	73.5 (200)	83.1 (16)
Points Allowed (Rank)	69.4 (99)	79.5 (345)
Rebounds (Rank)	9.4 (137)	7.7 (284)
3pt Made (Rank)	6.8 (279)	9.8 (31)
Assists (Rank)	14.5 (117)	18.3 (3)
Turnovers (Rank)	9.3 (21)	9.9 (50)

Northwestern 2024-25 Key Players

Wildcats Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Nick Martinelli	28	20.1	6.0	1.7	0.8	0.3	1.1
Brooks Barnhizer	17	17.1	8.8	4.2	2.3	1.1	1.0
Jalen Leach	23	14.3	2.1	3.4	1.0	0.1	1.7
Ty Berry	28	10.2	3.3	1.1	1.3	0.2	2.2
Matthew Nicholson	28	5.3	5.5	1.3	0.7	1.2	0.0

Iowa 2024-25 Key Players

Hawkeyes Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Owen Freeman	19	16.7	6.7	1.3	0.6	1.8	0.3
Payton Sandfort	28	16.4	6.1	3.0	0.7	0.6	2.5
Josh Dix	27	14.1	3.1	2.7	1.0	0.5	2.1
Drew Thelwell	24	9.7	2.3	2.9	1.7	0.1	1.1
Brock Harding	28	8.9	2.2	5.4	1.6	0.2	1.2