Valparaiso vs. Northwestern prediction: Northwestern favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/16/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET as Valparaiso takes on the favored Northwestern in men's college basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Northwestern as the most likely winner of the Valparaiso vs. Northwestern game.

This article offers a closer look at Tuesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

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

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Northwestern a 91% chance of defeating Valparaiso. Our predicted final score has Northwestern winning 81-66.

According to our model, Northwestern (-14.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 146.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Valparaiso vs. Northwestern odds

We have sourced 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.

Valparaiso vs. Northwestern picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Over 146.5 total points.

Valparaiso vs. Northwestern game-day updates and essential details

Tuesday's men's college basketball game between Northwestern and Valparaiso at Welsh-Ryan Arena is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: Valparaiso vs. Northwestern
• Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena

Conclusion

We predict Northwestern, with a 91% win probability, will likely beat Valparaiso on Tuesday.

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