Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Northwestern WildcatsNU

23–29

Final

Indiana HoosiersIU

Team Season Averages

Northwestern WildcatsLeads 1 of 8

Indiana HoosiersLeads 7 of 8

Offense

37.5Points per game48.3
460.0Total yards per game462.7
257.0Passing yards per game240.0
203.0Rushing yards per game222.7

Defense

12.5Points allowed per game5.3
390.0Yards allowed per game203.3

Efficiency

40.0%Third-down conversion rate48.3%
0.5Turnovers per game0.3

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (IU)	Total	NU ML	IU ML
DDraftKings	-20.5	49.5	+950	-1650
FFanDuel	-20.5	49.5	+890	-1700
BBetMGM	-20.5	49.5	+1050	-1600
CCaesars	-20.5	49.5	+950	-1700
BBetOnline	-20.5	49.5	+979	-1800
BBetRivers	-20.5	49.5	+1000	-2500
BBetus	-20.5	49.5	+1000	-1800
BBovada	-20.5	50	+900	-1900
FFanatics	-20.5	50.5	+1050	-1800
LLowVig	-20.5	49.5	+979	-1800
MMyBookie	-20.5	49.5	+938	-2039

Game Information

Sep 25, 2026

8:00 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
NU	121st	26th
IU	36th	9th

Matchup

NUIU

2-0Record3-0
2Games played3
+50Point diff+129
2-0ATS0-3
2-0O/U1-2
6Rest days6

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NU	0	0	7	16	23
IU	2	10	3	14	29

Team Stats

NUStatIU

325Total yards472
293Passing yards201
32Rushing yards271
21First downs24
4-93rd down9-15
1-14th down1-2
0Turnovers0
9-57Penalties8-60
25:13Possession34:47

Player Stats

NU — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Aidan ChilesQB	22/29	293	2	0	183.5
Team-	0/1	0	0	0	0.0

NU — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Gavin SawchukRB	5	26	0
Caleb KomolafeRB	6	7	0
Aidan ChilesQB	13	0	1
Joseph Himon IIRB	2	0	0
Team-	1	-1	0

NU — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Luke DehnickeTE	7	—	140	0
Griffin WildeWR	6	—	56	2
Alex HonigTE	3	—	54	0
Drew WagnerWR	3	—	19	0
Ricky AhumaraezeWR	1	—	17	0
Robby PreckelRB	1	—	4	0
Caleb KomolafeRB	1	—	3	0
Team-	0	—	0	0

NU — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Robert FitzgeraldDB	13	6	0.0	0.0
Kobie McKinzieLB	9	3	0.0	0.0
Ore AdeyiDB	8	6	0.0	0.0
Damon WaltersDB	8	4	0.0	0.0
Montae PateDB	7	6	0.0	0.0
Braydon BrusLB	5	4	1.0	2.0
Michael KilbaneDL	5	2	0.0	0.0
Tyler GantDL	3	1	0.0	0.0
Jamaal JohnsonDL	3	2	1.0	1.0
Mason MayneDL	2	0	0.0	0.5
Matthew SmithLB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Brenden DeasfernandesDB	2	1	0.0	0.0
Payton RothLB	1	1	0.0	0.0
Dominic KirksDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Dylan RobertsDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Brendan FlakesDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Caden O'RourkeDL	1	0	0.0	0.5
Jon Jon Stevens Jr.DB	1	0	0.0	0.0

IU — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Josh HooverQB	19/29	201	1	0	135.1

IU — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
Lee Beebe Jr.RB	24	203	1
Turbo RichardRB	9	68	0
Josh HooverQB	6	1	1
Team-	1	-1	0

IU — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Charlie BeckerWR	7	—	98	0
Nick MarshWR	5	—	52	1
Davion ChandlerWR	2	—	20	0
Shazz PrestonWR	2	—	18	0
Andrew BarkerTE	1	—	6	0
Tyler MorrisWR	1	—	5	0
Lee Beebe Jr.RB	1	—	2	0

IU — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Preston ZachmanDB	9	7	0.0	0.0
Rolijah HardyLB	8	6	0.0	0.0
Isaiah JonesLB	7	4	0.0	0.0
Stephen DaleyDL	7	3	1.0	1.0
Amare FerrellDB	6	4	0.0	0.0
Tobi OsunsanmiDL	5	3	1.0	2.0
Byron Baldwin Jr.DB	3	2	1.0	1.0
Quan SanksDB	2	0	0.0	0.0
Daniel NdukweDL	2	1	0.0	1.5
Jeff UtzingerLB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Tyrique TuckerDL	2	0	0.0	0.5
Joe HjelleDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Blake SmytheDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Josh BurnhamDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Kellan WyattDL	1	0	0.0	0.0
Jamari SharpeDB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Mario LandinoDL	1	1	1.0	1.0

Scoring Summary

15 events · 13 scoring

1st Quarter

7:20IU
(07:25) Northwestern rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NW 00 fumbled by Northwestern at NW 00 recovered by NW #0 A.Chiles at NW 00 (#17 D.Ndukwe). #17 D.Ndukwe SAFETY, clock 07:20
0-2
7:20IU
(07:25) Northwestern rush middle for 1 yard loss to the NW 00 fumbled by Northwestern at NW 00 recovered by NW #0 A.Chiles at NW 00 (#17 D.Ndukwe). #17 D.Ndukwe SAFETY, clock 07:20
0-2

2nd Quarter

13:06IU
(13:10) #15 N.Radicic field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen), clock 13:06
0-5
13:06IU
(13:10) #15 N.Radicic field goal attempt from 43 yards GOOD (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen), clock 13:06
0-5
11:41NU
(11:41) Shotgun #0 A.Chiles sacked for loss of 8 yards to the NW 29 (#9 S.Daley), fumble by #0 A.Chiles, out of bounds at NW 29 PENALTY IND Personal Foul (#95 T.Tucker) 15 yards from NW 29 to NW 44, 1ST DOWN
0-5
5:04IU
(05:07) Shotgun #10 J.Hoover pass complete short middle to #11 N.Marsh caught at NW 00, for 8 yards to the NW 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:04 #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen)
0-12

3rd Quarter

6:34NU
(06:40) Shotgun #0 A.Chiles pass complete short right to #17 G.Wilde caught at IND00, for 4 yards to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:34 #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
7-12
2:06IU
(02:07) #15 N.Radicic field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen), clock 02:06
7-15
2:06IU
(02:07) #15 N.Radicic field goal attempt from 22 yards GOOD (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen), clock 02:06
7-15

4th Quarter

14:54NU
(15:00) #0 A.Chiles pass complete short middle to #17 G.Wilde caught at IND00, for 8 yards to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:54, 1ST DOWN #0 A.Chiles pass attempt failed PENALTY IND Pass Interference (#22 J.Sharpe) 1 yard from IND03 to IND02. NO PLAY #0 A.Chiles rush attempt failed
13-15
9:39IU
(09:45) Shotgun #29 L.Beebe Jr. rush left for 4 yards gain to the NW 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:39 #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen)
13-22
9:35NU
(09:35) Shotgun #0 A.Chiles rush left for 4 yards gain to the NW 26 fumbled by #0 A.Chiles at NW 28 forced by #9 S.Daley, out of bounds at NW 26
13-22
5:10NU
(05:17) Shotgun #0 A.Chiles rush middle for 7 yards gain to the IND00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:10 #90 J.Kleather kick attempt good (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick)
20-22
1:56IU
(02:00) #10 J.Hoover rush left for 1 yard gain to the NW 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:56 Timeout Indiana, clock 02:00 #15 N.Radicic kick attempt good (H: #93 Q.Warren, LS: #55 D.Clausen)
20-29
0:58NU
(01:01) #90 J.Kleather field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #94 H.Helms, LS: #60 E.Boutorwick), clock 00:58
23-29

Player props

Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Charlie Becker
Receiving Yards: 7/9 over · last line 81.5
Charlie Becker Receiving Yards props & line Charlie Becker Receptions props
Josh Hoover
Passing Yards: 4/9 over · last line 191.5
Josh Hoover Passing Yards props & line Josh Hoover Passing Touchdowns props
Caleb Komolafe
Rushing Yards: 3/8 over · last line 58.5
Caleb Komolafe Rushing Yards props & line Caleb Komolafe Receiving Yards props
Griffin Wilde
Receiving Yards: 5/8 over · last line 67.5
Griffin Wilde Receiving Yards props & line Griffin Wilde Receptions props
Nick Marsh
Receiving Yards: 3/8 over · last line 64.5
Nick Marsh Receiving Yards props & line Nick Marsh Receptions props
Turbo Richard
Rushing Yards: 3/8 over · last line 87.5
Turbo Richard Rushing Yards props & line
Aidan Chiles
Passing Yards: 5/7 over · last line 204.5
Aidan Chiles Passing Yards props & line Aidan Chiles Passing Touchdowns props Aidan Chiles Rushing Yards props
Joseph Himon II
Rushing Yards: 0/1 over · last line 39.5
Joseph Himon II Rushing Yards props & line

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Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers: Final Score & Recap

The Indiana Hoosiers beat the Northwestern Wildcats 29-23 in this NCAA Football game on Friday, September 25, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

Team pages: Northwestern Wildcats · Indiana Hoosiers

Northwestern Wildcats vs Indiana Hoosiers Odds

DraftKings lists the Indiana Hoosiers at IU -20.5 on the spread, with the total set at 49.5. Moneylines are Northwestern Wildcats +950 and Indiana Hoosiers -1650. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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