Nebraska vs. UCLA Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 3

The No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (25-4, 14-4 Big Ten) take the court against the UCLA Bruins (19-10, 11-7 Big Ten) as only 1.5-point favorites on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has a point total of 143.5.

Nebraska is coming off of an 82-67 win against USC in its last outing on Saturday. In the win, Pryce Sandfort paced Nebraska with 32 points. UCLA's last game on Saturday ended in a 78-73 loss to Minnesota. Tyler Bilodeau's team-high 32 points paced UCLA in the losing effort.

Nebraska vs. UCLA Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11 p.m. ET
• Where: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California
• Spread favorite: Nebraska -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Nebraska -117
• Moneyline underdog: UCLA -109
• Over/Under: 143.5 points

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• TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
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Betting the Over/Under: Nebraska vs. UCLA

• This season, Nebraska's games have seen a combined score higher than this matchup's 143.5-point over/under 15 times.
• This season, 15 games UCLA has played finished with a combined score higher than 143.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 156.4 points per game, 12.9 points more than the over/under of 143.5 for this matchup.
• The 137.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 6.4 less than the 143.5-point total in this contest.
• This season, the average over/under for Nebraska's games is 144.0 points, 0.5 more than the total of 143.5 points set for this contest.
• UCLA's games have an average over/under of 149.4 points this season, 5.9 more points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Nebraska vs. UCLA

• In Nebraska's 29 games this season, it has 16 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Cornhuskers have been installed as favorites by a 1.5-point margin or more 24 times and are 12-12 ATS in those contests.
• UCLA has played 29 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• This year, the Bruins have just two against the spread wins in nine games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• UCLA is 9-8 against the spread, and 16-1 overall, at home.
• At home, as a 1.5-point underdog or greater, UCLA is 7-8 ATS.
• This year on the road, Nebraska is 7-2 against the spread and 7-2 overall.
• This year Nebraska is 3-1 ATS as 1.5-point favorites or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Nebraska vs. UCLA

• Nebraska has been the moneyline favorite in 22 games this season and won 20 (90.9%) of those contests.
• This season, the Cornhuskers have won 20 of their 21 games, or 95.2%, when favored by at least -117 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Nebraska has a 53.9% chance to win.
• UCLA has been a moneyline underdog in nine games this season and has come away with the win two times (22.2%) in those contests.
• This season, the Bruins have been victorious two times in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least -109 or worse on the moneyline.
• UCLA has an implied victory probability of 52.2% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.