Ohio State vs. Northwestern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 6

The Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1, 0-0 Big Ten) visit the Northwestern Wildcats (5-3, 0-1 Big Ten) at Welsh-Ryan Arena, tipping off at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The Buckeyes are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 152.5.

In its most recent outing on Friday, Ohio State suffered a 67-66 loss to Pittsburgh. Devin Royal scored a team-leading 22 points for Ohio State in the loss. Northwestern fell in its last matchup 85-73 against Wisconsin on Wednesday. Northwestern got a team-high 21 points from Arrinten Page in the loss.

Ohio State vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Ohio State -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Ohio State -114
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern -106
• Over/Under: 152.5 points

How to watch Ohio State vs. Northwestern

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

• This season, Ohio State and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 152.5 points three times.
• This season, six games Northwestern has played finished with a combined score over 152.5 points.
• The point total for the contest of 152.5 is 17.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Buckeyes (88.7 points per game) and the Wildcats (81.0 points per game).
• The 138.8 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 13.7 less than the 152.5-point over/under in this contest.
• On average, Ohio State has seen a 156.0-point over/under in its games this season, 3.5 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Northwestern's games have an average over/under equal to the over/under of this matchup (152.5 points).

Betting the Spread: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

• Ohio State has three wins against the spread in seven games this year.
• The Buckeyes have an against the spread record of 3-4 in their seven games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more so far this season.
• Thus far this year Northwestern has two wins against the spread.
• This year, the Wildcats are winless against the spread when entering a game as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Northwestern has two wins against the spread and is 3-0 overall.
• Northwestern has two wins ATS (2-1) as a 1.5-point underdog or more at home.
• Ohio State is winless ATS (0-1) as 1.5-point favorites or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

• Ohio State has won six of the seven games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• This season, the Buckeyes have won six of their seven games when favored by at least -114 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from Ohio State, based on the moneyline, is 53.3%.
• Northwestern was defeated in both of the contests it has played as moneyline underdogs this season.
• The Wildcats have been listed as an underdog of -106 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Northwestern has a 51.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.