Iowa vs. Nebraska Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 17

The Iowa Hawkeyes (18-7, 8-6 Big Ten) host the No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. The Cornhuskers are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 139.5 points.

Their last time out, Iowa lost 78-57 to Purdue on Saturday. Bennett Stirtz scored a team-leading 19 points for Iowa in the loss. Nebraska won its most recent game 68-49 against Northwestern on Saturday. Pryce Sandfort put up 29 points, six rebounds and zero assists for Nebraska.

Iowa vs. Nebraska Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa
• Spread favorite: Iowa -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Iowa -125
• Moneyline underdog: Nebraska +102
• Over/Under: 139.5 points

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• TV Channel: BTN
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Betting the Over/Under: Iowa vs. Nebraska

• Iowa and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total of 139.5 points 15 times this season.
• There have been 16 Nebraska games that finished with a combined score over 139.5 points this season.
• The total for the matchup of 139.5 is 16.9 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Hawkeyes (77 points per game) and the Cornhuskers (79.4 points per game).
• The 130.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 8.6 fewer than the 139.5 over/under in this contest.
• Iowa has a 141.8 average over/under in its games this season, 2.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Nebraska's games have an average over/under of 145.3 points this season, 5.8 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Iowa vs. Nebraska

• Iowa is 15-10-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this season, the Hawkeyes have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more 19 times and are 12-7 ATS in those matchups.
• Nebraska is 14-11-0 against the spread this season.
• The Cornhuskers are 4-0 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this year.
• At home this year, Iowa is 12-2 overall and 7-7 against the spread.
• Iowa is 7-5 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or more at home.
• In away games, Nebraska is 6-1 against the spread, and 6-1 overall.
• On the road, Nebraska has two wins ATS (2-1) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Iowa vs. Nebraska

• Iowa has entered the game as moneyline favorites 19 times this season and won 17, or 89.5%, of those games.
• The Hawkeyes are 17-2 this season when entering a game favored by -125 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for Iowa.
• Nebraska has been victorious in three of the four contests it has been chosen as a moneyline underdog in this season.
• This season, the Cornhuskers have come away with a win three time in four chances when named as an underdog of at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Nebraska has a 49.5% chance of pulling out a win.