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Penn St vs. Northwestern: Head to Head

Tuesday Mar 10, 2026 7:30 pm - Chicago, IL (Neutral Site)
Odds: Northwestern by 4.5, Total Points: 143.5

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Head To Head (Since 1997 Season)

These teams have met 5 times in the last 3 seasons (with 2025-2026 counting as one of those three). Northwestern has the better record at 4-1.

Below is their head-to-head history back through the 1997 season, not just over the past three seasons.

Date	Winner	Winner H/A/N	Score	ATS Cover	O/U Result
03/10/26	Northwestern	Neutral	76-66	Northwestern -4.5	Under 143.5
01/29/26	Northwestern	Home	94-73	Northwestern -7.0	Over 147.5
01/02/25	Penn St	Home	84-80	Northwestern +4.5	Over 145.0
02/11/24	Northwestern	Home	68-63	Penn St +7.5	Under 147.5
01/10/24	Northwestern	Away	76-72	Northwestern -1.5	Over 143.5
03/10/23	Penn St	Neutral	67-65	Penn St +1.5	Over 129.5
03/01/23	Penn St	Away	68-65	Penn St +4.5	Push
02/25/22	Penn St	Home	67-60	Penn St -2.0	Under 128.5
01/05/22	Penn St	Away	74-70	Penn St +8.0	Over 130.0
01/23/21	Penn St	Home	81-78	Northwestern +5.5	Over 147.0
03/07/20	Northwestern	Home	80-69	Northwestern +7.0	Over 140.5
02/15/20	Penn St	Home	77-61	Penn St -12.0	Under 139.0
02/04/19	Penn St	Away	59-52	Penn St +3.0	Under 131.5
03/01/18	Penn St	Neutral	65-57	Penn St -5.5	Under 132.0
01/20/18	Northwestern	Home	70-61	Northwestern -3.0	Under 137.5
01/05/18	Penn St	Home	78-63	Penn St -5.5	Over 137.0
12/27/16	Northwestern	Away	87-77	Northwestern -3.5	Over 138.5
03/03/16	Northwestern	Away	71-61	Northwestern -2.5	Over 131.0
01/16/16	Penn St	Away	71-62	Penn St +9.0	Push
02/21/15	Northwestern	Home	60-39	Northwestern -2.0	Under 122.0
03/06/14	Penn St	Away	59-32	Penn St -1.5	Under 123.0
03/07/13	Penn St	Away	66-59	Penn St +5.0	Over 121.5
01/10/13	Northwestern	Away	70-54	Northwestern +2.0	Over 121.0
02/25/12	Northwestern	Away	67-66	Push	Over 128.5
01/01/12	Northwestern	Home	68-56	Northwestern -8.0	Under 130.0
02/24/11	Penn St	Away	66-52	Penn St +4.0	Under 132.0
02/13/11	Penn St	Home	65-41	Penn St -2.0	Under 131.5
02/28/10	Penn St	Home	79-60	Penn St -2.0	Over 128.5
02/17/10	Penn St	Away	81-70	Penn St +7.0	Over 126.0
12/31/08	Penn St	Home	61-57	Penn St -2.0	Under 124.0
01/02/08	Penn St	Away	79-68	Penn St -1.0	Over 130.5
02/10/07	Northwestern	Home	53-51	Penn St +3.5	Under 117.0
01/03/07	Penn St	Home	83-57	Penn St -4.5	Over 116.0
03/09/06	Penn St	Neutral	60-42	Penn St +3.5	Under 118.0
02/25/06	Penn St	Home	68-55	Penn St -2.5	Over 121.0
01/11/06	Penn St	Away	65-61	Penn St +9.5	Push
02/19/05	Northwestern	Home	54-39	Northwestern -10.5	Under 123.5
01/22/05	Penn St	Home	65-62	Penn St +1.5	Over 125.0
03/11/04	Northwestern	Neutral	57-52	Penn St +8.5	Under 117.0
02/14/04	Northwestern	Home	65-52	Northwestern -11.5	Under 121.0
01/28/04	Penn St	Home	63-61	Penn St Pk	--
03/01/03	Northwestern	Home	85-79	Penn St +8.0	Over 127.0
02/16/02	Northwestern	Away	55-49	Northwestern -1.0	Under 120.0
02/21/01	Northwestern	Home	62-61	Northwestern +6.0	--
01/13/01	Penn St	Home	73-66	Northwestern +13.0	--
02/16/00	Penn St	Home	73-64	Northwestern +18.5	--
01/13/00	Penn St	Away	82-49	Penn St -7.0	Over 118.0
03/04/99	Northwestern	Home	54-44	Northwestern +2.5	Under 117.5
02/06/99	Northwestern	Away	71-67	Northwestern +6.0	--
01/20/99	Northwestern	Home	62-60	Penn St +3.0	--
02/08/98	Penn St	Away	69-68	Penn St Pk	Over 126.0
01/22/98	Penn St	Home	83-45	Penn St -9.0	Push