Northwestern vs. Maryland Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 18

The Northwestern Wildcats (10-16, 2-13 Big Ten) are big favorites, by 8.5 points, over the Maryland Terrapins (10-15, 3-11 Big Ten) on February 18, 2026 at Welsh-Ryan Arena -- despite the Wildcats sputtering right now, having lost five in a row and going 2-8 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5 points.

In its last outing on Saturday, Northwestern suffered a 68-49 loss to Nebraska. In Northwestern's loss, Nick Martinelli led the way with a team-high 11 points (adding three rebounds and one assist). Maryland lost its most recent game 68-57 against Rutgers on Sunday. Darius Adams scored 13 points in Maryland's loss, leading the team.

Northwestern vs. Maryland Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Northwestern -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northwestern -465
• Moneyline underdog: Maryland +338
• Over/Under: 141.5 points

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• TV Channel: BTN
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Betting the Over/Under: Northwestern vs. Maryland

• This season, Northwestern and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's over/under of 141.5 points 17 times.
• This season, 17 games Maryland has played finished with a combined score higher than 141.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 145.4 points per game, 3.9 points more than the total of 141.5 for this contest.
• The 151.2 points per game these two teams allow to opponents combined this season are 9.7 more than the 141.5-point total in this contest.
• Northwestern has a 147.0 average over/under in its games this season, 5.5 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 8.1 points lower than the average over/under in Maryland's games this season of 149.6.

Betting the Spread: Northwestern vs. Maryland

• In Northwestern's 26 games this season, it has 10 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Wildcats have been installed as favorites by an 8.5-point margin or more six times and are 3-3 ATS in those matchups.
• Maryland has played 25 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• The Terrapins are 6-8 ATS when underdogs by 8.5 points or more this year.
• At home this season, Northwestern is 5-8 against the spread and 7-6 overall.
• At home, Northwestern is 3-3 ATS as a 8.5-point favorite or more.
• On the road, Maryland is 4-5 against the spread, and 2-7 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Northwestern vs. Maryland

• This season, Northwestern has won nine out of the 14 games, or 64.3%, in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Wildcats have been at least a -465 moneyline favorite six times this season and won each of those games.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 82.3% chance of a victory for Northwestern.
• Maryland has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 17 games this year and has walked away with the win three times (17.6%) in those games.
• This year, the Terrapins have won two of 12 games when listed as at least +338 or worse on the moneyline.
• Maryland has an implied victory probability of 22.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.