Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (18-13) will try to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (13-18) at United Center on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Northwestern Wildcats faced Minnesota and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-66 in their last game. Northwestern wrapped up the contest having earned a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 53) and converted 8 of their 23 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats made 12 of their 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 18 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to defending, Northwestern let their opponent shoot 54.5% from the field on 24 out of 44 shooting. Minnesota distributed 16 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Additionally, Minnesota collected 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Minnesota finished the game at 81.3% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 16 attempts. They knocked down 6 out of their 17 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 15 while Minnesota accumulated 11 fouls.

Nick Martinelli is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He racked up 23 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and totaled 9 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Northwestern heads into this matchup with a mark of 13-18 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 8.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Northwestern is pulling in 30.9 boards per game and has accounted for 528 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 44th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 32.7% on shots from downtown (198 of 606) and 75.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 73.2 points per outing (254th in the nation) while hitting 45.7% from the field.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 11.5 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They concede 33.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 131st in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.2). The Wildcats defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.9% (774 of 1,763) and they concede 35.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 315th in college in allowing assists with 488 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana Hoosiers took a loss by a final score of 91-78 when they played Ohio State. The Hoosiers were able to snag 13 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 17 in the game. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Ohio State earned 15 fouls in this contest which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 81.0%. When talking about 3-pointers, Indiana knocked down 5 out of 18 attempts (27.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Hoosiers went 28 out of 51 from the field which had them shooting 54.9%. The Hoosiers allowed Ohio State to convert 29 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 59.2% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 45.8% from distance by shooting 11 out of 24 and finished the contest at 22 of 25 from the free throw line (88.0%). With respect to rebounds, Indiana allowed Ohio State to grab 23 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Lamar Wilkerson ended up being important for the Hoosiers for the contest. He accumulated 18 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 18-13 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoosiers are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is ranked 58th in college. Indiana has totaled 2,440 pts so far this year (78.7 per game) and they grab 32.5 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.8 times per game (37th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest. The Hoosiers are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they shoot 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (217 of 660) and opponents are converting on 75.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 11.9 assists and 32.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 65th and 73rd in those defensive categories. The Hoosiers are ranked 126th in college in points allowed per game with 72.1. They are forcing 10.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (95th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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