Binghamton @ Northwestern
College basketball 2026-27 · America East vs Big Ten · · Welsh-Ryan Arena
- Binghamton Am. East 0-0, 1st · 0-0 overall
- Northwestern Big Ten 0-0, 9th · 0-0 overall
Game day
Tip-offThe line
| Market | AZMango | |
|---|---|---|
| Spread | No line yet | NU -11 |
| Total | n/a | 141.7 |
| Moneyline | n/a | BING +564 NU -564 fair |
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5,000 simulated games
Advantages Why Northwestern can win
- Season-long ratings: betting lines have rated Northwestern about 4.2 points stronger over recent games.
- Net rating (points per 100 possessions): Northwestern 147th (+1.8), Binghamton 342nd (-14.9) of 365.
- Northwestern's offense (111.6 points per 100 possessions, 107th in Division I) meets a Binghamton defense that ranks 327th.
- Home court: Northwestern play at home, worth about 3 points in college basketball, more than in the NBA.
- Team matchup: where Northwestern can take advantage. Their ball pressure (118th of 365) meets the Binghamton ball security (311th), so look for them to turn steals into easy points in transition. And their shooting efficiency (159th of 365) meets the Binghamton shooting defense (309th): a chance to get clean looks against a defense that gives them up.
- Star matchup: Best player against best player, Nick Martinelli (Northwestern: 23.0 pts, 6.2 reb, 2.0 ast, Game Score 17.4) has the edge on Jeremiah Quigley (Binghamton: 14.5 pts, 4.9 reb, 6.4 ast, Game Score 11.5).
- Simulation: Northwestern win 4,245 of 5,000 simulated games.
Disadvantages Why Northwestern may not
- Defensive rebounding (share of misses): Binghamton 128th (70.6%), Northwestern 331st (65.3%) of 365.
- Range of outcomes: in the worst 10% of simulations Northwestern lose by 3 or more.
- Weak spot: Northwestern rank 331st of 365 in defensive rebounding (share of misses) (65.3%).
- Getting to the line (free throws per shot): Binghamton 26th (0.31), Northwestern 177th (0.25) of 365.
- Team matchup: Binghamton have no clear unit-against-unit edge, so their path runs through a hot shooting night or a cold one from the favorite.
- Star matchup: the key positions lean Northwestern on paper, but Jeremiah Quigley (14.5 pts, 4.9 reb, 6.4 ast, Game Score 11.5) is the kind of player who can swing one game.
- Upset odds: Binghamton win 755 of 5,000 simulations (15%). A 85% pick still loses about 2 times in 10.
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Side by side
| BING | NU | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | Record | 0-0 |
| -14.9 342 | Net rating | +1.8 147 |
| 100.4 323 | Offensive rating | 111.6 107 |
| 115.3 327 | Defensive rating | 109.8 215 |
| -1.1 355 | Strength of schedule | +1.3 35 |
| 50.0% 234 | Effective FG% | 51.7% 159 |
| 54.3% 309 | Opponent eFG% | 51.0% 157 |
| 18.8 311 | Turnovers per 100 | 13.0 7 |
| 20.9% 360 | Offensive rebound % | 28.1% 260 |
| 32.5% 253 | 3-point % | 33.0% 231 |
| 66.5 293 | Pace | 65.6 327 |
Small numbers are ranks among 365 Division I teams (1 = best; pace 1 = fastest). Ratings are points per 100 possessions; strength of schedule is the average rating of opponents faced (2025-26 season and this season so far).
Last 2 meetings
| Date | Season | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-06 | 2023-24 | Binghamton 61 @ Northwestern 72 | NU |
| 2018-11-16 | 2018-19 | Binghamton 54 @ Northwestern 82 | NU |
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