Northwestern vs. Washington Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 31

The Northwestern Wildcats (10-11, 2-8 Big Ten) host the Washington Huskies (11-10, 3-7 Big Ten) at Welsh-Ryan Arena, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The Wildcats are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 146.5 points.

Northwestern is coming off of a 94-73 victory against Penn State in its last game on Thursday. Nick Martinelli totaled 34 points, four rebounds and two assists for Northwestern. Washington's most recent game on Thursday ended in a 75-66 loss to Illinois. Hannes Steinbach scored a team-best 15 points for Washington in the loss.

Northwestern vs. Washington Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Northwestern -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northwestern -125
• Moneyline underdog: Washington +105
• Over/Under: 146.5 points

How to watch Northwestern vs. Washington

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

• This season, Northwestern and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 146.5 points 12 times.
• In Washington's 21 games this season, 13 finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 146.5.
• The total for the matchup of 146.5 is 9.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Wildcats (77.3) and Huskies (78.4).
• The 145.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 1.4 fewer than the 146.5 total in this contest.
• On average, Northwestern has had a 149.1-point over/under in its games this season, 2.6 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 5.2 points lower than the average over/under in Washington's games this season (151.7 points).

Betting the Spread: Northwestern vs. Washington

• Northwestern is 8-13-0 against the spread this year.
• The Wildcats have an ATS record of 4-9 in their 13 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more so far this season.
• In Washington's 21 games this season, it has 12 wins against the spread.
• The Huskies are 5-4 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• Northwestern is 4-7 against the spread, and 7-4 overall, at home this season.
• Northwestern is 4-5 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• This season on the road, Washington is 5-3 against the spread and 2-6 overall.
• Washington has one win ATS (1-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Northwestern vs. Washington

• Northwestern has entered the game as moneyline favorites 13 times this season and won nine, or 69.2%, of those games.
• The Wildcats have a record of 9-4, a 69.2% win rate, when favored by -125 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for Northwestern.
• Washington has been a moneyline underdog in nine games this season and has come away with the win one time (11.1%) in those contests.
• This year, the Huskies have won one of nine games when listed as at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Washington has a 48.8% chance of walking away with the win.