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UCLA Bruins
72 52
FINAL Conference
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten Conference · Pauley Pavilion · March 4, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread UCLA -1.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Under
Money UCLA -112 / NEB -108
Model Predictions
Spread Total UCLA win
Actual UCLA +20 124 Won
Massey NEB -2.8 (+22.8)
Massey Totals 142.6 (-18.6)
Bradley-Terry 27%
Weighted B-T 21%
Baseline Plus ML NEB -2.9 (+22.9) 140.6 (-16.6) 34%
Model 4 ML NEB -0.6 (+20.6) 144.5 (-20.5) 51%
Model 3 ML NEB -2.4 (+22.4) 138.0 (-14.0) 37%
Baseline ML NEB -1.8 (+21.8) 140.3 (-16.3) 38%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 4, 2025 NEB 6658 UCLA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UCLA NEB
Overall 24-12 28-7
Conference 13-7 15-5
Home 17-1 16-2
Away 4-6 7-3
Neutral 3-5 5-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.1 77.0
Avg Pts Against 71.1 66.1
Massey 13.5 (#42) 19.3 (#17)
Bradley-Terry 2.25 (#41) 3.73 (#8)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.71 (#45) 4.61 (#11)
RPI 0.576 (#52) 0.622 (#18)
Shooting & Four Factors UCLA NEB
FG% 46.9% 46.8%
3PT% 37.9% 35.7%
REB / G 32.2 35.3
OREB / G 10.0 8.8
AST / TO 1.75 1.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.5% 55.9%
TOV% 13.6% 14.1%
ORB% 31.0% 26.3%
FT Rate 26.1% 20.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 47.0%
Opp TOV% 18.3% 19.2%
DRB% 67.5% 72.7%
Opp FT Rate 26.8% 18.2%

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