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Northwestern at Rutgers: Head to Head

Sunday Jan 11, 2026 5:00 pm - Piscataway, NJ
Odds: Northwestern by 4.5, Total Points: 144.5

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Head To Head (Since 1997 Season)

These teams have met 3 times in the last 3 seasons (with 2025-2026 counting as one of those three). Rutgers has the better record at 3-0.

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
01/11/26	Rutgers	Home	77-75	Rutgers +4.5	Over 144.5
01/29/25	Rutgers	Away	79-72	Rutgers +9.5	Over 138.0
02/15/24	Rutgers	Home	63-60	Northwestern +4.0	Under 129.5
03/05/23	Northwestern	Away	65-53	Northwestern +5.5	Under 127.5
01/11/23	Rutgers	Away	65-62	Rutgers -1.0	Over 126.5
02/01/22	Northwestern	Home	79-78	Rutgers +5.0	Over 132.5
02/13/21	Rutgers	Home	64-50	Rutgers -8.0	Under 137.0
01/31/21	Rutgers	Away	64-56	Rutgers -3.5	Under 139.0
02/09/20	Rutgers	Home	77-73	Northwestern +10.5	Over 129.0
02/13/19	Rutgers	Away	59-56	Rutgers +5.5	Under 134.0
01/18/19	Northwestern	Away	65-57	Northwestern -2.0	Under 129.0
02/13/18	Rutgers	Home	67-58	Rutgers +3.5	Over 122.0
03/09/17	Northwestern	Neutral	83-61	Northwestern -8.0	Over 123.0
02/18/17	Northwestern	Home	69-65	Rutgers +11.5	Over 130.5
01/12/17	Northwestern	Away	69-60	Northwestern -6.5	Under 132.0
02/27/16	Northwestern	Home	98-59	Northwestern -18.5	Over 135.5
12/30/14	Northwestern	Away	51-47	Northwestern +3.0	Under 120.5
12/27/03	Rutgers	Neutral	80-75	Northwestern +6.0	--