Maryland vs. Northwestern prediction: Northwestern favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

Northwestern and Maryland are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Northwestern as the most likely winner of the Maryland vs. Northwestern game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Maryland vs. Northwestern prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Maryland and Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Northwestern a 77% chance of beating Maryland. Our predicted final score has Northwestern winning 75-68.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Maryland and Northwestern each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 142.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Maryland vs. Northwestern odds

We have researched the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Maryland vs. Northwestern picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: