Howard Bison vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/30/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Howard Bison vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Northwestern Wildcats (7-5) are hosting the Howard Bison (9-5) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday.

The Howard Bison stepped onto the hardwood against UNC Wilmington and notched a win by a score of 67-66 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bison ended up finishing with 16 while UNC Wilmington racked up 9 fouls. They buried 4 of 20 tries from long range. UNC Wilmington finished the contest at 70.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 20 shots. On top of that, UNC Wilmington grabbed 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. UNC Wilmington dished out 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Howard allowed 39.3% from the floor on 24 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in this matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 36 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bison converted 10 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Howard wrapped up the game having earned a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 out of 59) and buried 7 of their 16 3-pointers.

Bryce Harris is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He totaled 18 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and totaled 11 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Howard comes into this one with a record of 9-5 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 75.6 pts per game (236th in college) while hitting 45.4% from the floor. The Bison are shooting 35.1% from downtown (91 of 259) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Howard is grabbing 34.6 boards per game and has totaled 207 assists on the season, which is 90th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a group are committing 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bison are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are 44th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 136 surrendered on the campaign. The Bison defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (329 of 748) and they concede 33.4 boards per contest as a group. They give up 30.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 124th in college in opponents points per game (70.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 61-58 against Butler. The Wildcats earned 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 27 in the matchup. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 3 steals in this contest. Butler committed 11 fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 9 shots. They were able to bury 8 of those for a clip of 88.9%. With respect to 3-point shots, Northwestern converted 4 out of their 23 tries (17.4%). When all was said and done, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 23 for 64 from the floor which had them shooting 35.9%. The Wildcats permitted Butler to convert 22 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.9% for the game. They finished the game shooting 23.3% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 30 and ended up going 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Northwestern permitted Butler to pull down 39 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Tre Singleton ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for the contest. He converted 4 of 9 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 5 rebounds. He racked up 8 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for the contest.

Northwestern has a mark of 7-5 for the campaign. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 49.1% from the field, which ranks 51st in D-1. Northwestern has accumulated 967 points for the campaign (80.6 per contest) and they collect 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 18.4 times per contest (30th in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.5 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 18.0 fouls per contest and they go 74.6% from the free throw line.

The Northwestern defense surrenders 28.3% on 3-pointers (82 of 290) and their opposition makes 73.8% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.4 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 256th and 175th in D-1. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 106th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 70.2. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (59th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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