Duke vs. Northwestern Prediction: Tight Battle Projected in Updated Analysis for College Football Week 2 [2024]

Northwestern will square off with Duke in college football action at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium on Friday, starting at 9:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college football model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Northwestern as the most likely winner of the game.

"Employing the latest data, our experts simulated Friday's Duke-Northwestern game 10,000 times," said Ryan Leaver from Dimers.

"After computing the latest updates and thousands of other inputs, we predict Northwestern's chance of winning is 51% , while Duke's is 49%."

Duke vs. Northwestern Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Friday's college football matchup between Northwestern and Duke at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium is scheduled to commence at 9:00PM ET.

• Who: Duke vs. Northwestern
• Date: Friday, September 6, 2024
• Time: 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT
• Venue: Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Friday's Duke vs. Northwestern matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

Before making any Northwestern vs. Duke picks, be sure to check out the latest college football predictions and betting advice from Dimers Pro.

Duke vs. Northwestern Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Duke vs. Northwestern 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Northwestern a 51% chance of beating Duke. Our predicted score is Duke 18-18 Northwestern.

According to our model, Duke (+2.5) has a 54% chance of covering the spread, while the 37.5-point over/under has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

While there is no way for a College Football game to end in a tie, our prediction of 18-18 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Duke vs. Northwestern.

Duke vs. Northwestern Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Duke	Northwestern
Spread	+2.5 (-110)	-2.5 (-105)
Moneyline	+114	-125
Total	o37.5 (-105)	u37.5 (-112)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Duke vs. Northwestern Picks

Our model's strongest edge in the Duke vs. Northwestern matchup is on the moneyline.

Our expert predictions, matched against the latest odds, reveal the best college football picks for every game throughout the season.

Full access to our picks, including this one, is available via Dimers Pro.

Conclusion

We predict Northwestern, with a 51% win probability, will likely beat Duke on Friday.

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