Northwestern vs. Howard Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 30

The Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) host the Howard Bison (9-5) at Welsh-Ryan Arena, starting at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The Wildcats are 20.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 145.5.

Northwestern is coming off of a 61-58 loss to Butler in its most recent outing on Saturday. Jayden Reid scored a team-high 14 points for Northwestern in the loss. Howard is coming off of a 67-66 win over UNC Wilmington in its last game on Saturday. In Howard's win, Bryce Harris led the way with 18 points (adding 11 rebounds and two assists).

Northwestern vs. Howard Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Northwestern -20.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northwestern -5263
• Moneyline underdog: Howard +1563
• Over/Under: 145.5 points

How to watch Northwestern vs. Howard

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

• Nine of Northwestern's games this season have gone over Tuesday's over/under of 145.5 points.
• This season, five of Howard's games have ended with a combined score higher than 145.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.2 points per game, 10.7 points more than the over/under of 145.5 for this game.
• The 140.9 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 4.6 less than the 145.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Northwestern has seen a 150.8-point over/under in its games this season, 5.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Howard's games have an average over/under of 146.3 points this season, 0.8 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Northwestern vs. Howard

• Northwestern has four wins against the spread in 12 games this year.
• The Wildcats have covered the spread twice this season when favored by 20.5 points or more (in three chances).
• Howard has played 12 games, with eight wins against the spread.
• The Bison have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 20.5 points or more (in two chances).
• Northwestern is 3-3 against the spread, and 5-1 overall, at home this season.
• At home, Northwestern has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 20.5-point favorite or more.
• Howard is 2-3 overall, and 3-2 against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Northwestern vs. Howard

• This season, Northwestern has won seven out of the nine games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Wildcats have been at least a -5263 moneyline favorite three times this season and won each of those games.
• Northwestern has a 98.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Howard has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win five times (71.4%) in those contests.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Bison this season with a +1563 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Howard has a 6% chance of walking away with the win.