2026 Week 12 · Conference game
Northwestern at Minnesota
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM UTC
Huntington Bank Stadium
Northwestern
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.1
- National rank
- 49
- Proj. wins
- 5.6
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Minnesota
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 6.2
- National rank
- 40
- Proj. wins
- 5.4
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Northwestern
44%
Minnesota
56%
Minnesota 90% CI: 47% – 65% Δ rating 1.1
Minnesota is the model's favorite at 56%. Northwestern has a 44% path. Home-field adjustment of +0.9 rating points baked in for Minnesota — venue-specific learned value (n=61 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Northwestern offense
40 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Minnesota offense
40 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 5:00 AM UTC
- Venue
- Huntington Bank Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No