Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 12/3/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: ESPN+

The Wisconsin Badgers (5-2) will compete against the Northwestern Wildcats (5-2) at Kohl Center on Wednesday.

The Northwestern Wildcats faced Oklahoma State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-81 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Wildcats finished with 21 and Oklahoma State totaled 24 fouls. They also converted 6 of 22 shots from beyond the arc. Oklahoma State went 78.8% at the charity stripe by making 26 of 33 shots. On top of that, Oklahoma State pulled down 30 boards (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Oklahoma State distributed 18 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Northwestern allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 of 63 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 22 of their 30 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Northwestern walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (28 of 57) and made 3 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Nick Martinelli is someone who was a factor for this contest. He ended up going 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up scoring 28 points on 12 of 16 shooting.

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Northwestern comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 5-2 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 8.9 times per game and as a team they commit 18.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Northwestern is pulling in 33.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 129 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 84th in the country in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 38.2% on three-point attempts (47 of 123) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 82.1 pts per game (112th in Division 1) while going 51.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are 171st in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 99 relinquished on the year. The Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.8% (165 of 425) and they surrender 35.6 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 28.1% from beyond the arc and they are 112th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.6).

For their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-63 against TCU. The Badgers snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the contest. They gave up possession 16 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. TCU committed 16 fouls for the contest which took the Badgers to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 88.9%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Wisconsin converted 7 out of 28 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Badgers ended up shooting 20 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.5%. The Badgers allowed TCU to convert 28 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7% in the matchup. They finished shooting 57.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Wisconsin allowed TCU to snag 35 in total (7 offensive).

John Blackwell ended up being a major contributor for the Badgers for the matchup. He had 30 points in his 34 mins on the court, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He made 8 of 22 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and had 6 rebounds.

Wisconsin has a record of 5-2 so far this year. As an offense, the Badgers are hitting on 45.3% from the field, which ranks them 194th in D-1. Wisconsin has earned 610 pts this season (87.1 per contest) and they snag 38.6 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.9 times per contest (124th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per contest. The Badgers are committing 17.6 fouls every game and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Badgers on the defensive end are ranked 187th in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.6. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (226th in college). The Wisconsin defense surrenders 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 157) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.9 dimes and 32.6 boards per contest, which is ranked 98th and 91st in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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