Illinois vs. Northwestern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 14

The No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) visit the Northwestern Wildcats (8-8, 0-5 Big Ten) at Welsh-Ryan Arena, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The Fighting Illini are 9.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 151.5.

In its last time out, Illinois won on Sunday 75-69 over Iowa. In the win, Keaton Wagler paced Illinois with 19 points. Northwestern is coming off of a 77-75 OT loss to Rutgers in its most recent game on Sunday. Northwestern got a team-leading 34 points from Nick Martinelli in the loss.

Illinois vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Illinois -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Illinois -495
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern +370
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

How to watch Illinois vs. Northwestern

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Illinois vs. Northwestern

• Illinois and its opponents have combined to hit the over on Wednesday's over/under of 151.5 points eight times this season.
• There have been 10 Northwestern games that finished with a combined score higher than 151.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 165.1 points per game, 13.6 points more than the point total of 151.5 for this matchup.
• The 138.6 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 12.9 less than the 151.5-point total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Illinois' games is 153.4 points, 1.9 more than the total of 151.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 1.2 points separates this contest's over/under (151.5 points) and the average over/under in Northwestern's games (150.3) this season.

Betting the Spread: Illinois vs. Northwestern

• Illinois is 10-6-0 against the spread this season.
• The Fighting Illini are 6-4 ATS when favored by 9.5 points or more this season.
• Northwestern has five wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
• The Wildcats have been underdogs by 9.5 points or more two times this year and covered the spread once.
• Northwestern is 6-2 overall, and 3-5 against the spread, at home.
• Northwestern is 3-3 ATS as a 9.5-point underdog or more at home.
• On the road, Illinois has two wins against the spread and are 3-0 overall.
• On the road, Illinois is winless ATS (0-1) as 9.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Illinois vs. Northwestern

• This season, Illinois has won 12 out of the 14 games, or 85.7%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Fighting Illini have a record of 8-1, a 88.9% win rate, when favored by -495 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 83.2% chance of a victory for Illinois.
• Northwestern has been posted as the moneyline underdog four times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Wildcats have been listed as an underdog of +370 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Northwestern has a 21.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.