Virginia Cavaliers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Colonial Hall in White Sulphur Springs, WV

TV: CBSSN

Colonial Hall is where the Northwestern Wildcats (4-0) will go up against the Virginia Cavaliers (4-0) on Friday.

The Virginia Cavaliers played Marshall and went home with a win by a final score of 104-78 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 20 while Marshall totaled 28 fouls. They buried 7 of 24 tries from three-point range. Marshall finished 79.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 24 attempts. In addition, Marshall snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Marshall distributed 14 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Virginia let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 18 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 26 of 36 tries for a rate of 72.2%. Virginia walked away from the contest having earned a 52.4% field goal percentage (33 of 63) and converted 12 out of their 28 3-point shots.

Thijs De Ridder is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He notched 23 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 30 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up going 47.1% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Virginia enters this one with a record of 4-0 this year. They currently have an average of 90.8 pts per contest (47th in Division 1) while hitting 50.0% from the field. The Cavaliers are connecting on 38.8% on 3-point shots (45 of 116) and 66.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Virginia is collecting 46.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 76 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 131st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers every game while drawing 22.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 46th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 43 relinquished on the year. The Cavaliers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 34.9% (81 of 232) and they surrender 31.5 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 28.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 21st in college hoops in opponents PPG (61.5).

For their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats got the victory with a final of 81-79 when they played DePaul. The Wildcats earned 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 in this game. They gave up possession 11 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. DePaul was called for 22 personal fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to make 16 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to 3-pointers, Northwestern buried 7 out of 16 tries (43.8%). When the game finished, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 29 for 50 from the field which had them shooting 58.0%. The Wildcats permitted DePaul to knock down 25 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4% in this matchup. They finished 33.3% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 21 and finished the contest at 22 of 27 at the charity stripe (81.5%). In relation to team rebounding, Northwestern permitted DePaul to snag 33 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Nick Martinelli ended up being a factor for the Wildcats in the game. He knocked down 8 of 11 for the matchup giving him a rate of 72.7%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and earned 2 dimes for the contest.

Northwestern has a record of 4-0 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 52.2% from the floor, which is 24th in D-1. Northwestern has scored 337 points this year (84.3 per contest) and they pull in 37.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 19.0 times per game (36th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.8 times per game. The Wildcats commit 15.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The Northwestern defense gives up 29.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (27 of 91) and opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.0 assists and 32.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 230th and 96th in D-1. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 14th in D-1 in PPG given up with 60.3. They are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 36.3% from the field (24th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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