Northwestern vs. Jackson State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 13

The Northwestern Wildcats (5-4) host the Jackson State Tigers (1-8) at Welsh-Ryan Arena, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The Tigers are 25.5-point underdogs in the game. The point total is 143.5 for the matchup.

Northwestern enters this contest on the heels of an 86-82 loss to Ohio State on Saturday. Nick Martinelli scored a team-high 32 points for Northwestern in the loss. Jackson State's most recent outing on Wednesday ended in an 80-38 loss to Houston. Jayme Mitchell scored a team-leading 12 points for Jackson State in the loss.

Northwestern vs. Jackson State Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Northwestern -25.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northwestern -20000
• Moneyline underdog: Jackson State +3500
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

How to watch Northwestern vs. Jackson State

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

• Northwestern and its opponents have combined to exceed Saturday's over/under of 143.5 points seven times this season.
• There have been five Jackson State games that finished with a combined score higher than 143.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 139.7 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than the over/under of 143.5 for this game.
• The 162.8 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 19.3 more than the 143.5 total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Northwestern's games is 154.2 points, 10.7 more than the total of 143.5 points set for this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 4.7 points lower than the average over/under in Jackson State's games this season (148.2 points).

Betting the Spread: Northwestern vs. Jackson State

• Thus far this season Northwestern has two wins against the spread.
• The Wildcats have yet to cover the spread this season when favored by 25.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Jackson State is 3-6-0 this year.
• The Tigers have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 25.5 points or more (in five chances).
• Northwestern has covered the spread twice at home, and is 3-1 overall there, this season.
• At home, Northwestern is winless ATS (0-1) as a 25.5-point favorite or more.
• Away from home, Jackson State is 3-5 against the spread, and 1-7 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Northwestern vs. Jackson State

• This season, Northwestern has been moneyline favorites seven times and won five of those games.
• The Wildcats have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -20000 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 99.5% chance of a victory for Northwestern.
• Jackson State has been victorious in one of the eight contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• The Tigers have played as an underdog of +3500 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Jackson State has a 2.8% chance of walking away with the win.