I have got the sharpest knife, so I get the biggest slice. "Revolution Rock" - The Clash
Nebraska Cornhuskers
68 – 83
FINAL Conference
Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten Conference · Pinnacle Bank Arena · March 9, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread NEB -7.5 Away covered
O/U 155.5 Under
Money NEB -360 / IOWA +280
Model Predictions
Spread Total NEB win
Actual IOWA +15 151 Lost
Massey NEB -5.2 (-20.2) — —
Massey Totals — 160.0 (-9.0) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 81% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NEB -6.3 (-21.3) 155.8 (-4.8) 73% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NEB -5.8 (-20.8) 154.0 (-3.0) 74% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NEB -5.8 (-20.8) 153.8 (-2.8) 72% ✗
Baseline ML NEB -5.8 (-20.8) 155.3 (-4.3) 73% ✗

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 26, 2026 IOWA 77 – 71 NEB
Mar 8, 2026 NEB 84 – 75 IOWA
Feb 18, 2026 IOWA 57 – 52 NEB
Jan 8, 2025 IOWA 97 – 87 NEB
Jan 13, 2024 IOWA 94 – 76 NEB

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NEB IOWA
Overall 21-14 17-16
Conference 7-13 7-13
Home 10-6 12-6
Away 5-7 2-8
Neutral 6-1 3-2
Last 5 1-4 1-4
Streak W4 L1
Avg Pts For 76.0 82.5
Avg Pts Against 72.6 79.7
Massey 11.1 (#57) 9.1 (#63)
Bradley-Terry 1.82 (#56) 1.32 (#75)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#45) 1.90 (#67)
RPI 0.569 (#57) 0.517 (#153)
Shooting & Four Factors NEB IOWA
FG% 45.6% 48.6%
3PT% 32.9% 37.6%
REB / G 35.0 32.1
OREB / G 9.1 8.8
AST / TO 1.20 1.81
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.0% 56.3%
TOV% 16.4% 14.0%
ORB% 26.8% 25.4%
FT Rate 26.9% 18.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.6% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 18.0% 18.3%
DRB% 71.0% 68.1%
Opp FT Rate 19.1% 18.9%

Game Analysis

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