Pinnacle Bank Arena · at Nebraska · Conference game
Closing line
NEB -13.5✓ NEB covered by 5.5
NEB -13.5✓ NEB covered by 5.5Closing total146.5Under by 29.5
 NU | This season | NEB |
|---|---|---|
| 10-15 | Record | 21-3 |
| 12-13 | ATS | 13-11 |
| 13-12 | O/U | 8-16 |
ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders
Model before tip-off: NU 67–77 NEB · ✓ NEB (81%) won
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Box score
Score by half
| 1H | 2H | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| NEB | 28 | 40 | 68 |
1st half: NU 27, NEB 28 (NEB by 1). The model had NEB by 5.8 and a total of 67.8 (actual 55).
Team stats
| NU | NEB | |
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 40% | Field goals | 24-53 45% |
| 3-15 20% | 3-pointers | 11-25 44% |
| 6-11 55% | Free throws | 9-12 75% |
| 24 6 off | Rebounds | 40 13 off |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 26 | Points in paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast-break points | 7 |
Players
| NU | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Martinelli F | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-2 |
| Jake West G | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-4 |
| Tre Singleton F | 28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Jayden Reid G | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 |
| Tyler Kropp F | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Bench | ||||||
| Angelo Ciaravino G | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 |
| Jordan Clayton G | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Arrinten Page F | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Phoenix Gill G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Did not play: Max Green, Cade Bennerman, Justin Mullins, Gus Hurlburt, Blake Smith, K.J. Windham
| NEB | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Hoiberg G | 37 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5-8 | 1-1 |
| Pryce Sandfort F | 36 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 10-21 | 6-13 |
| Berke Buyuktuncel C | 27 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Rienk Mast F | 26 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| Jamarques Lawrence G | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Bench | ||||||
| Cale Jacobsen G | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 |
| Braden Frager F | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-6 |
| Jared Garcia F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Bolis F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendall Blue G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Did not play: Leo Curtis, Will Cooper, Quentin Rhymes, Ugnius Jarusevicius, Connor Essegian, Henry Burt
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNEB -13.5
no move
CloseNEB -13.5
No change since the open
Total
Open143.5
▲ 3
Close146.5
Up 3 since the open
Moneyline
NU +800 · NEB -1350
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NEB -13.5 · unchangedmodel NEB -10
model NEB -10
Opened 143.5 · closed 146.5 · moved 3 upmodel 145
model 145
Openline modelTip-off
Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.
Model vs market
| Market | Model | Model edge | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | NEB -13.5 | NEB -9.9 | NU +3.6 | L NEB covered |
| Total | 146.5 | 144.8 | Under 1.7 | W Under |
| Projected score | — | NU 67.4 · NEB 77.4 |
1st-half model
| Model | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| 1H spread | NEB -5.8 | NEB -1.0 |
| 1H total | 67.8 | 55 |
| 1H projected score | NU 31 · NEB 36.8 | NU 27 · NEB 28 |
Last 10 games
2025-26, before tip-off
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
| NEB | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 of 8 since 2021-22
NU 5–3 NEBNU leads · 8 games since 2021-22 · NEB has won the last 2 meetings · NU 4-4 ATS
| Date | Result | Line | Covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025-26 | NEB 77 @ NU 58 | NU +4.5 | NEB W |
| Feb 16, 2024-25 | NEB 68 @ NU 64 | NU +1.5 | NEB W |
| Feb 7, 2023-24 | NEB 68 @ NU 80 | NU -6.5 | NU W |
| Jan 20, 2023-24 | NU 69 @ NEB 75 | NEB -3.5 | NEB W |
| Jan 25, 2022-23 | NU 78 @ NEB 63 | NEB +2.5 | NU W |
ATS History · 2025-26
WwinLloss·Wats winLats lossPpush·Owent over the totalUwent under the total
Northwestern
25 games played
Straight up
10-15
40% wins
Against the spread
12-13
48% covers · avg −0.5 pts vs the line
Over / Under
13-12
52% overs · avg +0.5 pts vs the total
Game by game: lines, results and totals
Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total
| Date | Opp | Result | Line | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vs MERC | W 70-47 | -26.5 | L −3.5 | 140.5 | U 117 |
| Nov 7 | vs BU | W 76-52 | -17.5 | W +6.5 | 136.5 | U 128 |
| Nov 10 | vs CLE | W 110-63 | -23.5 | W +23.5 | 151.5 | O 173 |
| Nov 14 | @ DEP | W 81-79 | -5.5 | L −3.5 | 145.5 | O 160 |
| Nov 21 | vs UVA | L 78-83 | +4.5 | L −0.5 | 149.5 | O 161 |
| Nov 23 | vs SC | W 79-77 | -4.5 | L −2.5 | 146.5 | O 156 |
| Nov 27 | vs OKST | L 81-86 | -2.5 | L −7.5 | 159.5 | O 167 |
| Dec 3 | @ WIS | L 73-85 | +10.5 | L −1.5 | 155.5 | O 158 |
| Dec 6 | vs OSU | L 82-86 | +1.5 | L −2.5 | 155.5 | O 168 |
| Dec 13 | vs JKST | W 93-53 | -30.5 | W +9.5 | 146.5 | U 146 |
| Dec 16 | vs VAL | W 86-70 | -14.5 | W +1.5 | 145.5 | O 156 |
| Dec 20 | vs BTLR | L 58-61 | +3.5 | W +0.5 | 154.5 | U 119 |
| Dec 30 | vs HOW | W 80-60 | -19.5 | W +0.5 | 148.5 | U 140 |
| Jan 3 | vs MINN | L 78-84 | -4.5 | L −10.5 | 138.5 | O 162 |
| Jan 8 | @ MSU | L 66-76 | +13.5 | W +3.5 | 143.5 | U 142 |
| Jan 11 | @ RUTG | L 75-77 | -4.5 | L −6.5 | 144.5 | O 152 |
| Jan 14 | vs ILL | L 68-79 | +9.5 | L −1.5 | 151.5 | U 147 |
| Jan 17 | vsNEB | L 58-77 | +4.5 | L −14.5 | 149.5 | U 135 |
| Jan 21 | @ USC | W 74-68 | +6.5 | W +12.5 | 149.5 | U 142 |
| Jan 24 | @ UCLA | L 64-71 | +7.5 | W +0.5 | 143.5 | U 135 |
| Jan 29 | vs PSU | W 94-73 | -7.5 | W +13.5 | 148.5 | O 167 |
| Jan 31 | vs WASH | L 62-76 | -1.5 | L −15.5 | 146.5 | U 138 |
| Feb 4 | @ILL | L 44-84 | +16.5 | L −23.5 | 149.5 | U 128 |
| Feb 8 | @ IOWA | L 70-76 | +10.5 | W +4.5 | 139.5 | O 146 |
| Feb 11 | vs MICH | L 75-87 | +15.5 | W +3.5 | 153.5 | O 162 |
Day
Opp
Result
MissedCovered
Margin
3
vsMERC
MERCW 70-47
−3.5
7
vsBU
BUW 76-52
+6.5
10
vsCLE
CLEW 110-63
+23.5
14
@DEP
DEPW 81-79
−3.5
21
vsUVA
UVAL 78-83
−0.5
23
vsSC
SCW 79-77
−2.5
27
vsOKST
OKSTL 81-86
−7.5
3
@WIS
WISL 73-85
−1.5
6
vsOSU
OSUL 82-86
−2.5
13
vsJKST
JKSTW 93-53
+9.5
16
vsVAL
VALW 86-70
+1.5
20
vsBTLR
BTLRL 58-61
+0.5
30
vsHOW
HOWW 80-60
+0.5
3
vsMINN
MINNL 78-84
−10.5
8
@MSU
MSUL 66-76
+3.5
11
@RUTG
RUTGL 75-77
−6.5
14
vsILL
ILLL 68-79
−1.5
17
vsNEB
NEBL 58-77
−14.5
21
@USC
USCW 74-68
+12.5
24
@UCLA
UCLAL 64-71
+0.5
29
vsPSU
PSUW 94-73
+13.5
31
vsWASH
WASHL 62-76
−15.5
4
@ILL
ILLL 44-84
−23.5
8
@IOWA
IOWAL 70-76
+4.5
11
vsMICH
MICHL 75-87
+3.5
covered 12didn’t cover 13avg −0.5 ptslonger = bigger margin
Day
Opp
Result
UnderOver
Margin
3
vsMERC
MERCW 70-47
−23.5
7
vsBU
BUW 76-52
−8.5
10
vsCLE
CLEW 110-63
+21.5
14
@DEP
DEPW 81-79
+14.5
21
vsUVA
UVAL 78-83
+11.5
23
vsSC
SCW 79-77
+9.5
27
vsOKST
OKSTL 81-86
+7.5
3
@WIS
WISL 73-85
+2.5
6
vsOSU
OSUL 82-86
+12.5
13
vsJKST
JKSTW 93-53
−0.5
16
vsVAL
VALW 86-70
+10.5
20
vsBTLR
BTLRL 58-61
−35.5
30
vsHOW
HOWW 80-60
−8.5
3
vsMINN
MINNL 78-84
+23.5
8
@MSU
MSUL 66-76
−1.5
11
@RUTG
RUTGL 75-77
+7.5
14
vsILL
ILLL 68-79
−4.5
17
vsNEB
NEBL 58-77
−14.5
21
@USC
USCW 74-68
−7.5
24
@UCLA
UCLAL 64-71
−8.5
29
vsPSU
PSUW 94-73
+18.5
31
vsWASH
WASHL 62-76
−8.5
4
@ILL
ILLL 44-84
−21.5
8
@IOWA
IOWAL 70-76
+6.5
11
vsMICH
MICHL 75-87
+8.5
over 13under 12avg +0.5 ptslonger = bigger margin
Nebraska
24 games played
Straight up
21-3
88% wins
Against the spread
13-11
54% covers · avg +3.9 pts vs the line
Over / Under
8-16
33% overs · avg −6.8 pts vs the total
Game by game: lines, results and totals
Lines, results and totalsCover margin by game · points beyond the lineTotal margin by game · points over or under the total
| Date | Opp | Result | Line | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | vs WGA | W 86-53 | -24.5 | W +8.5 | 153.5 | U 139 |
| Nov 8 | vs FIU | W 96-66 | -21.5 | W +8.5 | 156.5 | O 162 |
| Nov 11 | vs UMES | W 69-50 | -35.5 | L −16.5 | 146.5 | U 119 |
| Nov 15 | vs OU | W 105-99 | -1.5 | W +4.5 | 163.5 | O 204 |
| Nov 20 | vs UNM | W 84-72 | -8.5 | W +3.5 | 151.5 | O 156 |
| Nov 21 | vs KSU | W 86-85 | -1.5 | L −0.5 | 168.5 | O 171 |
| Nov 25 | vs WIN | W 80-73 | -14.5 | L −7.5 | 166.5 | U 153 |
| Nov 29 | vs UPST | W 72-63 | -25.5 | L −16.5 | 157.5 | U 135 |
| Dec 7 | vs CREI | W 71-50 | -5.5 | W +15.5 | 155.5 | U 121 |
| Dec 10 | vsWIS | W 90-60 | -1.5 | W +28.5 | 158.5 | U 150 |
| Dec 13 | @ILL | W 83-80 | +9.5 | W +12.5 | 156.5 | O 163 |
| Dec 21 | vs UND | W 78-55 | -29.5 | L −6.5 | 151.5 | U 133 |
| Dec 30 | vs UNH | W 86-55 | -31.5 | L −0.5 | 146.5 | U 141 |
| Jan 2 | vsMSU | W 58-56 | -2.5 | L −0.5 | 146.5 | U 114 |
| Jan 5 | @OSU | W 72-69 | +2.5 | W +5.5 | 155.5 | U 141 |
| Jan 10 | @ IU | W 83-77 | +4.5 | W +10.5 | 150.5 | O 160 |
| Jan 13 | vs ORE | W 90-55 | -10.5 | W +24.5 | 146.5 | U 145 |
| Jan 17 | @NU | W 77-58 | -4.5 | W +14.5 | 149.5 | U 135 |
| Jan 21 | vsWASH | W 76-66 | -10.5 | L −0.5 | 152.5 | U 142 |
| Jan 24 | @MINN | W 76-57 | -4.5 | W +14.5 | 140.5 | U 133 |
| Jan 27 | @MICH | L 72-75 | +11.5 | W +8.5 | 157.5 | U 147 |
| Feb 1 | vsILL | L 69-78 | -1.5 | L −10.5 | 154.5 | U 147 |
| Feb 7 | @RUTG | W 80-68 | -12.5 | L −0.5 | 145.5 | O 148 |
| Feb 10 | vs PUR | L 77-80 | -2.5 | L −5.5 | 146.5 | O 157 |
Day
Opp
Result
MissedCovered
Margin
3
vsWGA
WGAW 86-53
+8.5
8
vsFIU
FIUW 96-66
+8.5
11
vsUMES
UMESW 69-50
−16.5
15
vsOU
OUW 105-99
+4.5
20
vsUNM
UNMW 84-72
+3.5
21
vsKSU
KSUW 86-85
−0.5
25
vsWIN
WINW 80-73
−7.5
29
vsUPST
UPSTW 72-63
−16.5
7
vsCREI
CREIW 71-50
+15.5
10
vsWIS
WISW 90-60
+28.5
13
@ILL
ILLW 83-80
+12.5
21
vsUND
UNDW 78-55
−6.5
30
vsUNH
UNHW 86-55
−0.5
2
vsMSU
MSUW 58-56
−0.5
5
@OSU
OSUW 72-69
+5.5
10
@IU
IUW 83-77
+10.5
13
vsORE
OREW 90-55
+24.5
17
@NU
NUW 77-58
+14.5
21
vsWASH
WASHW 76-66
−0.5
24
@MINN
MINNW 76-57
+14.5
27
@MICH
MICHL 72-75
+8.5
1
vsILL
ILLL 69-78
−10.5
7
@RUTG
RUTGW 80-68
−0.5
10
vsPUR
PURL 77-80
−5.5
covered 13didn’t cover 11avg +3.9 ptslonger = bigger margin
Day
Opp
Result
UnderOver
Margin
3
vsWGA
WGAW 86-53
−14.5
8
vsFIU
FIUW 96-66
+5.5
11
vsUMES
UMESW 69-50
−27.5
15
vsOU
OUW 105-99
+40.5
20
vsUNM
UNMW 84-72
+4.5
21
vsKSU
KSUW 86-85
+2.5
25
vsWIN
WINW 80-73
−13.5
29
vsUPST
UPSTW 72-63
−22.5
7
vsCREI
CREIW 71-50
−34.5
10
vsWIS
WISW 90-60
−8.5
13
@ILL
ILLW 83-80
+6.5
21
vsUND
UNDW 78-55
−18.5
30
vsUNH
UNHW 86-55
−5.5
2
vsMSU
MSUW 58-56
−32.5
5
@OSU
OSUW 72-69
−14.5
10
@IU
IUW 83-77
+9.5
13
vsORE
OREW 90-55
−1.5
17
@NU
NUW 77-58
−14.5
21
vsWASH
WASHW 76-66
−10.5
24
@MINN
MINNW 76-57
−7.5
27
@MICH
MICHL 72-75
−10.5
1
vsILL
ILLL 69-78
−7.5
7
@RUTG
RUTGW 80-68
+2.5
10
vsPUR
PURL 77-80
+10.5
over 8under 16avg −6.8 ptslonger = bigger margin
Line = the team’s closing spread (negative = favored). ATS number = points beyond the line; total number = combined points.
Northwestern
10-15 overall · 2-12 in conference · Big Ten Conference
Last five, 2025-26
- Lvs Michigan75–87
- L@ Iowa70–76
- L@ Illinois44–84
- Lvs Washington62–76
- Wvs Penn State94–73
3 days since their last game.
Nebraska
21-3 overall · 10-3 in conference · Big Ten Conference
Last five, 2025-26
- Lvs Purdue77–80
- W@ Rutgers80–68
- Lvs Illinois69–78
- L@ Michigan72–75
- W@ Minnesota76–57
4 days since their last game.