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

Northwestern will face Valparaiso in men's college basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven 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 innovative machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Tuesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Valparaiso and Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Northwestern a 93% chance of defeating Valparaiso. Our predicted final score has Northwestern winning 81-65.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Valparaiso and Northwestern each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 145.5 points has a 53% 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 available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: