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 30 January at 01:00 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 14 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 4 for today's home team and 10 for the guests;
- the home team averages 67.5 points per match, the guests - 70.36;
- average total match points - 137.86.
The last confrontation took place on 03 January 2025 at the venue of Penn State Nittany Lions and ended with a score of 84:80.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

Northwestern Wildcats Team Overview
🏆This season, Northwestern Wildcats has stepped onto the court for 20 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 9 victories, 11 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Northwestern Wildcats boasts a success rate of 42.86%, while their defeats account for 57.14% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 148.14 points, with an average of 75.43 points per match and conceding 72.71 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 78.33 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 68.17 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 20 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 9 victories, 11 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Penn State Nittany Lions boasts a success rate of 45%, while their defeats account for 55% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 154.35 points, with an average of 76.6 points per match and conceding 77.75 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 73.63 points per game, misses on average 81.88 points per meeting.
Match Results: Penn State Nittany Lions
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 14;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 3; for the visitors on the road - 1;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 49;
- Today's home team averages 24, while the visitors average 25.
First Quarter Stats: Northwestern Wildcats (home) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (away)
- Tournament matches played: 12 vs 8;
- Number of wins: 8 (66.67%) vs 2 (25%);
- Number of losses: 3 (25%) vs 6 (75%);
- Number of draws: 1 (8.33%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 37.33 vs 32.75;
- Average points conceded: 31.25 vs 41.38.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 4 vs 2;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 8;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 64.1 (scored - 30.2, conceded - 33.9) vs 71.8 (scored - 29.9, conceded - 41.9).
- Penn State Nittany Lions lost the 1st quarter in last 7 games (NCAA (M)).
- Penn State Nittany Lions lost the 1st quarter in last 6 away games (NCAA (M)).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 14;
- number of wins for the home team - 4, for the away team - 10.
Statistics: Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions
- number of tournament matches played: 20 vs 20;
- number of wins: 9 (42.86%) vs 9 (45%);
- number of losses: 12 (57.14%) vs 11 (55%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 6;
- number of away wins for the away team: 2.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 2 vs 1;
- number of losses: 8 vs 9;
- number of home wins for the home team: 1;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
- Penn State Nittany Lions won with a +11.5 points handicap in last 7 away games against Northwestern Wildcats (NCAA (M)).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 67.5, for the away team - 70.36;
- average total points in H2H matches - 137.86.
Statistics: Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions
- average total in the tournament: 148.14 vs 154.35;
- average total points scored: 75.43 vs 76.6;
- average total points conceded: 72.71 vs 77.75;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 75.05 vs 76.6;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 0 vs 0;
- Northwestern Wildcats: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 78.33;
- Penn State Nittany Lions: average total points scored away in the tournament - 73.63;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 67.5 (home - 68.4) vs 71.2 (away - 70.5).
- Penn State Nittany Lions have scored under 70.5 points in 6 of last 7 away games against Northwestern Wildcats (NCAA (M)).
