The tide is high, but I'm holding on. "The Tide is High" - Blondie
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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FINAL Conference
UCLA Bruins
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · January 4, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -2.5 Home covered
O/U 134.5 Under
Money NEB -150 / UCLA +130
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual NEB +8 124 Won
Massey UCLA -1.4 (+9.4)
Massey Totals 128.9 (-4.9)
Bradley-Terry 65%
Weighted B-T 72%
Baseline Plus ML NEB -0.8 (+7.2) 134.4 (-10.4) 58%
Model 4 ML NEB -0.6 (+7.4) 132.8 (-8.8) 66%
Model 3 ML NEB -1.3 (+6.7) 131.4 (-7.4) 55%
Baseline ML NEB -0.9 (+7.1) 132.8 (-8.8) 58%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 UCLA 7252 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB UCLA
Overall 21-14 23-11
Conference 7-13 13-7
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 5-7 5-5
Neutral 6-1 3-4
Last 5 5-0 4-1
Streak W4 L1
Avg Pts For 76.0 74.2
Avg Pts Against 72.6 65.2
Massey 12.4 (#45) 17.9 (#16)
Bradley-Terry 2.64 (#30) 2.77 (#24)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.50 (#30) 3.42 (#34)
RPI 0.623 (#22) 0.596 (#44)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB UCLA
FG% 47.2% 47.3%
3PT% 34.4% 37.1%
REB / G 36.8 34.6
OREB / G 9.1 11.4
AST / TO 1.14 1.45
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.8% 53.8%
TOV% 17.3% 16.7%
ORB% 28.3% 34.1%
FT Rate 30.6% 23.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 45.6% 46.3%
Opp TOV% 20.3% 26.8%
DRB% 72.1% 72.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.8% 24.0%

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