Iowa vs. Northwestern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 8

In a game featuring one of the sputtering teams in college basketball, the Northwestern Wildcats (10-13, 2-10 Big Ten) battle the Iowa Hawkeyes (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 8, 2026. The Wildcats have lost two in a row and are 2-8 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 12.5 points. The over/under in the matchup is 138.5.

Iowa enters this matchup on the heels of an 84-74 victory against Washington on Wednesday. In the victory, Bennett Stirtz led Iowa with 22 points. Northwestern's last contest was an 84-44 loss to Illinois on Wednesday. Tre Singleton scored a team-best eight points for Northwestern in the loss.

Iowa vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. ET
• Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa
• Spread favorite: Iowa -12.5
• Moneyline favorite: Iowa -1020
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern +651
• Over/Under: 138.5 points

How to watch Iowa vs. Northwestern

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

• This season, Iowa's games have hit the over on this game's 138.5-point total 13 times.
• In Northwestern's 23 games this season, 16 finished with more combined points than Sunday's total of 138.5.
• The Hawkeyes average 78.2 points per game against the Wildcats' 75.2, totaling 14.9 points over the matchup's over/under of 138.5.
• This matchup's over/under is 2.5 fewer points than the 136 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• Iowa has seen a 141.7 average over/under in its games this season, 3.2 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Northwestern's games have an average over/under of 147.7 points this season, 9.2 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Iowa vs. Northwestern

• In Iowa's 22 games this year, it has 15 wins against the spread.
• This season, the Hawkeyes have an against-the-spread record of 6-3 in their nine games as a favorite of 12.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Northwestern is 8-15-0 this season.
• This season, the Wildcats have one against the spread win in two games as an underdog of 12.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Iowa is 11-1 overall and 7-5 against the spread.
• As a 12.5-point favorite or greater at home, Iowa is 5-3 ATS.
• Away from home, Northwestern is 3-4 against the spread, and 2-5 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Iowa vs. Northwestern

• Iowa has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and won 16 (94.1%) of those contests.
• The Hawkeyes have entered nine games this season favored by -1020 or more, and won each of those games.
• The implied probability of a win from Iowa, based on the moneyline, is 91.1%.
• Northwestern has won in one of the nine contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Wildcats have been listed as an underdog of +651 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Northwestern has a 13.3% chance of walking away with the win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Iowa vs. Northwestern

• Pick ATS: Iowa (- 12.5)
• Pick OU: Over (138.5)
  
• Prediction: Iowa 81 - Northwestern 65