Indiana vs. Northwestern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 24

The Indiana Hoosiers (17-10, 8-8 Big Ten) square off against the Northwestern Wildcats (11-16, 3-13 Big Ten) as 8.5-point favorites on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

Indiana enters this matchup following a 93-64 loss to Purdue on Friday. Lamar Wilkerson's team-leading 20 points paced Indiana in the loss. Northwestern's last game on Wednesday ended in a 78-74 win against Maryland. Nick Martinelli recorded 29 points, two rebounds and three assists for Northwestern.

Indiana vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Indiana -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Indiana -510
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern +368
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

How to watch Indiana vs. Northwestern

• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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Betting the Over/Under: Indiana vs. Northwestern

• Indiana and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's over/under (146.5 points) 16 times this season.
• In Northwestern's 27 games this season, 14 finished with more combined points than Tuesday's total of 146.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 153.8 points per game, 7.3 points more than the over/under of 146.5 for this game.
• The 145.1 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 1.4 fewer than the 146.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Indiana's games is 151.9 points, 5.4 more than the total of 146.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 0.7 points separates the average over/under in Northwestern's games (147.2 points) and this matchup's over/under (146.5).

Betting the Spread: Indiana vs. Northwestern

• In Indiana's 27 games this season, it has 13 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Hoosiers have been installed as favorites by an 8.5-point margin or more 13 times and are 8-5 ATS in those matchups.
• Northwestern has played 27 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• The Wildcats have an against the spread record of 3-4 in their seven games when underdogs by 8.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, Indiana is 13-2 overall and 8-7 against the spread.
• Indiana is 7-4 ATS as a 8.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Northwestern is 2-7 overall, and 4-5 against the spread, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Indiana vs. Northwestern

• Indiana has won 15, or 78.9%, of the 19 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Hoosiers are undefeated in 10 games this season when favored by -510 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 83.6% chance of a victory for Indiana.
• Northwestern has been a moneyline underdog in 12 games this season and has come away with the win one time (8.3%) in those contests.
• The Wildcats have won all of their six games in which they were named as at least a +368 moneyline underdog.
• Northwestern has an implied victory probability of 21.4% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.