Purdue vs. Northwestern Women's Basketball Predictions - March 1

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The Purdue Boilermakers (12-16) take a three-game losing streak into a road matchup with the Northwestern Wildcats (8-20), who have lost 10 straight.

Sunday's matchup between the Boilermakers and the Wildcats features the Boilermakers as modest 3.5-point favorites. The over/under is 141.5 points for the game.

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Purdue vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, March 1, 2026
  • Game time: 3 p.m. ET
  • Location: Evanston, Illinois
  • Arena: Welsh-Ryan Arena

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Purdue vs. Northwestern Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Purdue (-3.5)
  • Moneyline: Purdue (-185), Northwestern (+154)
  • Total: 141.5 points

Pick ATS:Purdue (-3.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (141.5)
  • Prediction: Purdue 73, Northwestern 69

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Purdue vs. Northwestern Comparison

Purdue Rank Purdue Stat Northwestern Stat Northwestern Rank
107th 69.7 Points Scored 65.5 185th
317th 72.3 Points Allowed 76.2 350th
69th 15.1 Assists 17.4 22nd
168th 15.2 Turnovers 15.2 168th
84th 43.1% Field Goal % 42.5% 109th
346th 44.4% Field Goal % Allowed 44.6% 351st

Purdue Key Players

  • Tara Daye leads the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding, accumulating 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
  • Purdue's best passer is Madison Layden, who averages 3.3 assists per game to go with a PPG scoring average of 10.2.
  • The Boilermakers get the most three-point shooting production out of Layden, who knocks down 2.2 threes per game.
  • Layden is Purdue's leader in steals, averaging 1.7 steals per game, while Lana McCarthy leads them in blocks with 0.6 per contest.

Northwestern Key Players

  • Grace Sullivan puts up 21.7 points per game to be the top scorer for the Wildcats.
  • The Northwestern leaders in rebounding and assists are Tayla Thomas with 7.3 rebounds per game (also adding 9.9 points and 1.0 assist per game) and Caroline Lau with 8.3 assists per game (also tacking on 8.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game).
  • Xamiya Walton is dependable from three-point range and leads the Wildcats with 1.5 made threes per game.
  • Northwestern's leader in steals is Sullivan (1.1 per game), and its leader in blocks is Thomas (1.2 per game).

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