Northwestern vs Michigan Prediction, Odds & Best Bet for February 2 (Northwestern's Defense Grinds Down Michigan)

Northwestern vs Michigan Game Info

• 2022-23 NCAA Basketball Regular Season Game
• Northwest ern (15-6, 6-4 Big Ten) vs. Michigan (11-10, 5-5 Big Ten)
• Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• Venue: Welsh-Ryan Arena — Evanston, Illinois

Thursday, Feb. 2's NCAA college basketball schedule features a Big Ten battle between the Northwestern Wildcats and Michigan Wolverines at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Michigan has been stuck in a rut, losing for the third time in the last four outings with Sunday's 83-61 loss to Penn State. Meanwhile, Northwestern is out for revenge after an 86-70 loss to Iowa put an end to the Wildcats' three-game winning streak.

Can Michigan reverse its fortunes with a respectable road effort? Or will Northwestern continue ascending the Big Ten standings?

Northwestern vs Michigan Odds & Spread

• All college basketball betting lines, odds and prop bets are from FanDuel Sportsbook.
• Moneyline: NWSTRN: (-162) | MICH: (+134)
• Spread: NWSTRN: -3.5 (-105) | MICH: +3.5 (-115)
• Total: 139.5 — Over: (-105) | Under: (-115)

Northwestern enters this contest as the slim home favorite on the moneyline and spread per FanDuel Sportsbook's odds. This 7 p.m. ET clash also features an over/under of 139.5 points with the under being favored at -115 odds.

Northwestern vs Michigan Betting Trends

• Northwestern is 12-9-0 against the spread this year.
• As 4.5-point favorites or more, the Wildcats are 4-5 against the spread.
• This season, 10 of Northwestern's 21 games have hit the over.
• Against the spread, Michigan is 9-12-0 this season.
• The Wolverines have two wins ATS (2-3) as a 4.5-point underdog or greater this season.
• Michigan has played 21 games this year, and 12 of them have gone over the total.

  
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