Boston Terriers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 7, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: Peacock

The Boston Terriers (1-0) are headed to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday where they will try to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (1-0).

The Boston Terriers faced off with Northeastern and went home with a win by a final score of 76-75 in their last game. Boston ended the game having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 out of 60) and converted 6 of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Terriers knocked down 14 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 70.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they collected 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to the defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. Northeastern dished out 9 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Northeastern pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Northeastern walked away from this one shooting 69.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 26 attempts. They converted 5 of their 19 shots from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Terriers left the arena with 21 and Northeastern racked up 18 personal fouls.

Ben Defty is one player who had an impact for the matchup. He finished with 20 points on 8 out of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He went 88.9% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Boston enters this contest with a record of 1-0 for the season. They are averaging 76.0 pts per contest (218th in Division 1) while hitting 45.0% from the floor. The Terriers are shooting 21.4% on 3-point shots (6 of 28) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston is snagging 37.0 boards per game and has tallied 12 assists for the year, which has them ranked 258th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Terriers are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They relinquish 26.3% on 3-pointers and they are 226th in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.0). The Terriers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.3% (26 of 60) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 105th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 9 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 70-47 when they played Mercyhurst. When it comes to rebounding, Northwestern allowed Mercyhurst to pull down 28 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 5.6% from distance by connecting on 1 out of 18 and ended up shooting 10 out of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Wildcats permitted Mercyhurst to convert 18 of 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 30.0% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats shot 19 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.5%. With respect to shots from distance, Northwestern converted 5 out of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to make 27 of them for a rate of 71.1%. Mercyhurst had 23 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Wildcats were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 45 for this contest.

Arrinten Page pitched in for the Wildcats in this contest. He buried 4 out of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in the game.

Northwestern has a mark of 1-0 on the season. The Wildcats have committed 12.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.0 times per contest (239th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. Northwestern has accumulated 70 pts so far this year and they snag 49.0 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 36.5% from the floor, which ranks them 304th in the nation.

The Northwestern defense concedes 5.6% on 3-pointers (1 of 18) and opponents are converting on 76.9% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 32.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 166th and 152nd in those categories. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 36th in college in points given up per game with 47.0. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 30.0% from the field (46th in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern and under the total points

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