Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Northwestern Wildcats and Penn State Nittany Lions will show us their offensive options as they clash on 10 March at 23:30 in the "NCAA (M)" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Northwestern Wildcats team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams Northwestern Wildcats and Penn State Nittany Lions:
- played 15 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 5 for today's home team and 10 for the guests;
- the home team averages 69.27 points per match, the guests - 70.53;
- average total match points - 139.8.
The last confrontation took place on 30 January 2026 at the venue of Northwestern Wildcats and ended with a score of 94:73.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Northwestern Wildcats Team Overview
🏆This season, Northwestern Wildcats has stepped onto the court for 31 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 13 victories, 18 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Northwestern Wildcats boasts a success rate of 40.63%, while their defeats account for 59.38% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 145.47 points, with an average of 72.59 points per match and conceding 72.88 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 76.56 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 70 points per game.
Match Results: Northwestern Wildcats

Penn State Nittany Lions Team Overview
🏆This season, Penn State Nittany Lions has stepped onto the court for 31 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 12 victories, 19 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Penn State Nittany Lions boasts a success rate of 38.71%, while their defeats account for 61.29% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 153.39 points, with an average of 73.94 points per match and conceding 79.45 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 70.86 points per game, misses on average 83.07 points per meeting.
Match Results: Penn State Nittany Lions
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 15;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 4; for the visitors on the road - 1;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 51.4;
- Today's home team averages 25.4, while the visitors average 26.
First Quarter Stats: Northwestern Wildcats (home) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (away)
- Tournament matches played: 18 vs 14;
- Number of wins: 12 (66.67%) vs 3 (21.43%);
- Number of losses: 5 (27.78%) vs 11 (78.57%);
- Number of draws: 1 (5.56%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 36.78 vs 31;
- Average points conceded: 32.44 vs 41.64.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 3 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 7 vs 7;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 67.6 (scored - 31.2, conceded - 36.4) vs 68.4 (scored - 28.8, conceded - 39.6).
- Penn State Nittany Lions lost the 1st quarter in 11 of last 12 away games (NCAA, Regular Season).
- Penn State Nittany Lions lost the 1st quarter in last 6 games (NCAA, Regular Season).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 15;
- number of wins for the home team - 5, for the away team - 10.
Statistics: Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions
- number of tournament matches played: 31 vs 31;
- number of wins: 13 (40.63%) vs 12 (38.71%);
- number of losses: 19 (59.38%) vs 19 (61.29%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 9;
- number of away wins for the away team: 3.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 3 vs 3;
- number of losses: 7 vs 7;
- number of home wins for the home team: 2;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
- Penn State Nittany Lions won with a +5.5 points handicap in 8 of last 9 games against Northwestern Wildcats (NCAA, Regular Season).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 69.27, for the away team - 70.53;
- average total points in H2H matches - 139.8.
Statistics: Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions
- average total in the tournament: 145.47 vs 153.39;
- average total points scored: 72.59 vs 73.94;
- average total points conceded: 72.88 vs 79.45;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 72.34 vs 73.94;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 0 vs 0;
- Northwestern Wildcats: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 76.56;
- Penn State Nittany Lions: average total points scored away in the tournament - 70.86;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 64.5 (home - 68.8) vs 68.7 (away - 66).
- Northwestern Wildcats have scored under 75.5 points in 9 of last 10 games (NCAA, Regular Season).
