So let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Fari! "By the RIvers of Babylon"-The Melodians
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%
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%
Baseline Plus ML NEB -6.3 (-21.3) 155.8 (-4.8) 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 7771 NEB
Mar 8, 2026 NEB 8475 IOWA
Feb 18, 2026 IOWA 5752 NEB
Jan 8, 2025 IOWA 9787 NEB
Jan 13, 2024 IOWA 9476 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%

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