Nebraska vs. Iowa Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Sweet 16

The No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes (23-12, 10-10 Big Ten) are 1.5-point underdogs for their Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 4 Nebraska Cornhuskers (28-6, 15-5 Big Ten) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET as the NCAA Tournament continues live from Toyota Center and airing on TBS. The matchup has a point total of 132.5.

Nebraska heads into this game after a 74-72 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. Pryce Sandfort totaled 15 points, five rebounds and two assists for Nebraska. Iowa is coming off of a 73-72 victory over Florida in its most recent outing on Sunday. Tavion Banks scored 20 points in Iowa's victory, leading the team.

Nebraska vs. Iowa Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
• Spread favorite: Nebraska -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Nebraska -131
• Moneyline underdog: Iowa +108
• Over/Under: 132.5 points

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

• This season, 26 of Nebraska's 34 games have gone over Thursday's total of 132.5 points.
• There have been 27 Iowa games that finished with a combined score higher than 132.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 152 points per game, 19.5 points more than the point total of 132.5 for this contest.
• These two teams give up a combined 131.8 points per game, 0.7 points less than this contest's over/under.
• Nebraska has seen a 143.0 average over/under in its games this season, 10.5 points more than the over/under in this contest.
• Iowa's games have an average over/under of 140.9 points this season, 8.4 more points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Nebraska vs. Iowa

• Nebraska is 19-15-0 against the spread this season.
• This season, the Cornhuskers have an against-the-spread record of 14-13 in their 27 games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Iowa has played 35 games, with 20 wins against the spread.
• The Hawkeyes have an against the spread record of 5-6 in their 11 games when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• Nebraska is 8-10 against the spread, and 16-2 overall, at home.
• Nebraska is 8-10 ATS as a 1.5-point favorite or greater at home.
• Away from home, Iowa is 3-8 overall and 5-6 against the spread.
• Away from home, Iowa has two wins ATS (2-3) as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Nebraska vs. Iowa

• Nebraska has won 22, or 88%, of the 25 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Cornhuskers have been at least a -131 moneyline favorite 19 times this season and won each of those games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Nebraska has a 56.7% chance to win.
• Iowa has been a moneyline underdog in 11 games this season and has come away with the win two times (18.2%) in those contests.
• The Hawkeyes have a win-loss record of 2-6 with odds of +108 or worse this year.
• Iowa has an implied victory probability of 48.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.