Iowa at Nebraska odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Friday’s Iowa at Nebraska odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Iowa Hawkeyes (19-8, 9-7 Big Ten) meet the Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-20, 1-15) Friday in Lincoln, Neb. Tip time in the showdown at Pinnacle Bank Arena is slated for 9 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Iowa vs. Nebraska odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Iowa is 5-1 over its last six games. The Hawkeyes won those five contests by an average of 19.4 points. The third win in that run was against this Nebraska team: Iowa downed UN 98-75 Feb. 13. F Keegan Murray went 15-for-21 en route to scoring 37 points in that game.

The Cornhuskers have lost twice since Feb. 13 and are just 1-13 since Jan. 2. Freshman G Bryce McGowens (16.7 points per game) leads the offense for Nebraska, but it’s an offense often playing from well behind due to what happens at the other end. The ‘Huskers have allowed a 51.3% shooting mark over their last three games.

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Iowa at Nebraska odds, spread and lines

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  • Money line: Iowa -750 (bet $750 to win $100) | Nebraska +500 (bet $100 to win $500)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Iowa -11.5 (-108) | Nebraska +11.5 (-112)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 161.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Iowa at Nebraska odds, lines, picks and predictions

Prediction

Iowa 91, Nebraska 77

Money line

Figure Iowa as being a value at -600 and Nebraska having potential at +650. PASS, because those prices are lost in the middle here.

Against the spread

The Cornhuskers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall. UN is a team playing out the final days of a season gone wrong and likely a coach hiring decision gone wrong.

Resurgent Iowa is still fighting for plenty. And the Hawkeyes figure to have a monster edge in turnovers, rebounding and the 2-point game. Enough so to warrant a win by more than four possessions.

TAKE IOWA -11.5 (-108).

Over/Under

These are the fastest two teams in an otherwise slowed-down league. They crossed over the 159.0 number last meeting and have gone by similar numbers the two years. The Over is 9-1 across the last 10 UI-UN meetings.

TAKE THE OVER 161.5 (-110) in this Friday meeting in Lincoln.

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Iowa at Nebraska odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Friday’s Iowa at Nebraska odds and lines, with college football expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The No. 12 Iowa Hawkeyes (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) and Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-8, 1-7) clash Friday in Lincoln, Neb. Kickoff from Memorial Stadium is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Iowa vs. Nebraska odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.

Iowa has won three consecutive games since dropping two in a row to close out October. The Hawkeyes won those three straight despite an average of just 297.7 total yards per game. They now head on the road where they are 3-1 this season and 6-1 over their last seven games.

The Cornhuskers have lost five straight games, most recently a 35-28 defeat at then-No. 20 Wisconsin Saturday. Four of those setbacks — save a nine-point loss to current No. 3 Ohio State — have been by one score. The Cornhuskers rank 20th in total yards per game (458.4) and 23rd in passing yards per game (273.0) but only 64th in points scored per game (28.5).

The Hawkeyes took last year’s meeting 26-20.

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Iowa at Nebraska odds, spread and lines

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  • Money line: Iowa -112 (bet $112 to win $100) | Nebraska -108 (bet $108 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Iowa +0.5 (-112) | Nebraska -0.5 (-108)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)

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Iowa at Nebraska odds, lines, picks and  predictions

Prediction

Nebraska 24, Iowa 20

Money line

Nebraska head coach Scott Frost announced Monday that starting QB Adrian Martinez will miss this game due to a shoulder injury, so Freshman QB Logan Smothers will make his first career start against the Hawkeyes. Smothers’ first pass attempt Friday will mark just his 12th this season, so he is a wildcard in handicapping a near-pick ’em.

However, the UN offense is a run-first group and one perhaps capable of some play-action hits in this one. The ‘Huskers are the better offense in deflecting havoc. Mix in Iowa being a bit too far over its skis in the turnover luck department, and there is some profit margin on the Nebraska side.

UN led last year’s game 20-13 in the third quarter. Look for a revenge bounce in this slot.

BACK THE CORNHUSKERS (-108).

Against the spread

PASS: the half-point nature of the current lines essentially equalizes the money line and ATS plays.

Over/Under

The Over is 4-1 in the last five series meetings.

Both defenses are proficient in avoiding big plays, but both offenses have had a couple of efforts in the second half of the season that point to some hidden value on that side of the ball.

On an unseasonably warm Thanksgiving-Friday afternoon with a breeze that likely sets up for two downwind quarters for each side, there is some value in leveraging a low total here (with hopes the current number could even drop by kickoff).

BACK THE OVER 40.5 (-115).

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