2023 Northwestern Wildcats odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:47 a.m. ET

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At three wins, the Northwestern Wildcats carry the lowest win total in the Big Ten.

Northwestern Win Total Odds

Over/Under	Over Payout	Under Payout
3	-113 (Bet $113 to win $100)	-113 (Bet $113 to win $100)

For 2023 Northwestern has a regular season over/under of three wins and, looking at the current moneyline, a 53.1% shot of going over that total.
The Wildcats were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking 25th-worst with 335.4 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 62nd in FBS (374.3 yards allowed per game).
The Wildcats ranked 94th in passing yards last season (210.3 per game), but they played really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 13th-best in FBS with 183.4 passing yards allowed per game.
Despite sporting a bottom-25 run defense that ranked 22nd-worst in FBS (190.9 rushing yards allowed per game) last season, Northwestern played better on offense, ranking 98th in FBS by totaling 125.1 rushing yards per game.

Week	Opponent	Date	Favorite	Total
1	@ Rutgers	September 3	Scarlet Knights (-6.5)	39.5
2	UTEP	September 9	-	-
3	@ Duke	September 16	-	-
4	Minnesota	September 23	-	-
5	Penn State	September 30	-	-
6	Howard	October 7	-	-
8	@ Nebraska	October 21	-	-
9	Maryland	October 28	-	-
10	Iowa	November 4	-	-
11	@ Wisconsin	November 11	-	-
12	Purdue	November 18	-	-
13	@ Illinois	November 25	-	-

Northwestern has been given the 35th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents' combined win total from last year).
Using our predictions, the Wildcats will be playing the 23rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
The Wildcats will face the 25th-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents' combined win total last season (62).
In 2023, the Northwestern's schedule will see eight games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including one game against teams that tallied nine or more wins and zero games against squads with fewer than four wins in 2022.

Last season Ryan Hilinski had 1,619 yards (134.9 per game), a 55.5% completion percentage, six touchdowns, and only seven interceptions.
Last year, Evan Hull rushed for 913 yards on 221 carries (76.1 yards per game) with five touchdowns. Hull also collected 55 catches for 546 yards and two TDs.
Cam Porter put up 286 rushing yards on 87 carries and two touchdowns last season.
Malik Washington hauled in 65 catches for 694 yards (57.8 per game) while being targeted 100 times. He also scored one touchdown.
Donny Navarro reeled in 31 passes on 64 targets for 237 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 19.8 receiving yards per game.
Last season Adetomiwa Adebawore amassed 5.0 sacks, 5.0 TFL and 31 tackles.
Bryce Gallagher went to work last year, collecting 95 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one interception.
Xander Mueller collected two interceptions while adding 76 tackles, 9.0 TFL, three sacks, and two passes defended last year.