The Northwestern Wildcats (6-4) are heavy, 16.5-point favorites against the Valparaiso Beacons (6-4) on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on Peacock. The point total for the matchup is set at 145.5.
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Northwestern Cover -16.5 vs Valparaiso -110
Northwestern vs. Valparaiso betting lines
- Northwestern moneyline odds to win: -2083
- Valparaiso moneyline odds to win: +1053
- Spread: Northwestern (-16.5)
- Total: 145.5
Northwestern statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- Against the spread last season, Northwestern played worse at home, covering seven times in 17 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
- The Wildcats hit the over on the over/under in a lower percentage of home games (64.7%) than away games (81.8%) last year.
Last season stats
- Last year, the Wildcats were 218th in college basketball offensively (72.4 points scored per game) and 85th defensively (69.2 points allowed).
- Northwestern was 266th in college basketball in rebounds per game (30.6) and 153rd in rebounds allowed (30.8) last year.
- With 14.5 assists per game last season, the Wildcats were 105th in the country.
Northwestern betting records this season
- ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 0-2-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 0-2-0)
- O-U-P: 7-3-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 2-0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-2 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.0 (31st in nation) | 40.3 (62nd) | 31.5 (258th) | 30.3 (148th) | 18.6 (26th) | 9.4 (26th) |
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Valparaiso statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Against the spread last season, Valparaiso had better results on the road (7-5-1) than at home (7-8-0).
- Beacons games finished above the over/under 53.3% of the time at home (eight of 15) last year, and 61.5% of the time on the road (eight of 13).
- Last year the Beacons were 3-5 at home as moneyline underdogs (.375 winning percentage). On the road they were 3-9 (.250).
Last season stats
- The Beacons ranked 147th in the nation last season with 74.7 points per game. At the other end, they ranked 238th with 73.9 points allowed per game.
- Valparaiso averaged 31.1 rebounds per game (229th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 31.9 rebounds per contest (226th-ranked).
- Last year the Beacons ranked 292nd in college basketball in assists, putting up 12.0 per game.
Valparaiso betting records this season
- ATS Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 4-2-0; Away: 2-1-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 3-1-0)
- O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 1-5-0; Away: 3-0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-2)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41.0 (335th in nation) | 39.8 (48th) | 35.2 (99th) | 32.8 (266th) | 12.6 (291st) | 9.9 (51st) |
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