Illinois vs. Nebraska Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 13

The No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) host the No. 23 Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at State Farm Center, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The Fighting Illini are 10.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 157.5.

Illinois won its most recent matchup 88-80 against Ohio State on Tuesday. Keaton Wagler scored a team-best 23 points for Illinois in the win. Nebraska is coming off of a 90-60 win against Wisconsin in its most recent outing on Wednesday. In Nebraska's win, Rienk Mast led the way with 17 points (adding 10 rebounds and two assists).

Illinois vs. Nebraska Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Illinois -10.5
• Moneyline favorite: Illinois -719
• Moneyline underdog: Nebraska +509
• Over/Under: 157.5 points

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• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Illinois vs. Nebraska

• Illinois and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under (157.5 points) six times this season.
• In Nebraska's 10 games this season, three finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 157.5.
• The Fighting Illini average 88.6 points per game against the Cornhuskers' 83.9, amounting to 15.0 points over the game's total of 157.5.
• These two teams give up a combined 137.5 points per game, 20.0 points less than this contest's over/under.
• Illinois has seen a 159.0 average over/under in its games this season, 1.5 points more than the over/under in this matchup.
• Nebraska's games have an average over/under of 151.0 points this season, 6.5 fewer points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Illinois vs. Nebraska

• Illinois is 6-4-0 against the spread this year.
• The Fighting Illini have been favored by 10.5 points or more five times this season and are 3-2 ATS in those contests.
• Against the spread, Nebraska is 6-4-0 this year.
• At home this year, Illinois is 4-2 against the spread and 6-0 overall.
• Illinois is 3-2 ATS as a 10.5-point favorite or more at home.

Betting the Moneyline: Illinois vs. Nebraska

• Illinois has entered the game as moneyline favorites eight times this season and won seven of those games.
• The Fighting Illini are undefeated in five games this season when favored by -719 or more on the moneyline.
• Illinois has a 87.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Nebraska has yet to play a game this season where it is listed as the moneyline underdog.
• This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Cornhuskers this season with a +509 moneyline set for this game.
• Nebraska has an implied victory probability of 16.4% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.