Utah vs. Nebraska Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Las Vegas Bowl

The Utah Utes square off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Las Vegas Bowl as heavy, 14.5-point favorites on December 31, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The Utes' most recent contest was against the Kansas Jayhawks, and they won by a score of 31-21.

Against the Iowa Hawkeyes in their last contest, the Cornhuskers lost 40-16.

Utah vs. Nebraska Predictions

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Utah Utes and Nebraska Cornhuskers, computer-derived against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Utes (- 14.5)
• Pick OU: Under (50.5)
  
• Prediction: Utes 32 - Cornhuskers 14

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Utah vs. Nebraska Moneylines

Grab a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Utes-Cornhuskers matchup.

• Utah Moneyline: -610
• Nebraska Moneyline: +446

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Utah Betting Insights

• Utah has been favored on the moneyline 11 total times this season. It has gone 9-2 in those games.
• Utah has played three times as a moneyline favorite with odds of -610 or shorter, and claimed a victory in each game.
• In nine games this season, the Utes and their opponents have scored more than 50.5 combined points.
• The Utes have an average point total of 52.3 in their games this year, 1.8 more points than this matchup's over/under.
• The Cornhuskers are college football's 67th-highest scoring team this season compared to the ninth-ranked Utes.

Nebraska Betting Insights

• Nebraska has been an underdog in five games this season and won one (20%) of those contests.
• Nebraska has not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +446 odds on them winning this game.
• Nebraska has played six games this season that finished with a combined score over 50.5 points.
• Nebraska's games this season have had an average of 48.5 points, 2.0 fewer points than this game's point total.

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Key Stats for Utah vs. Nebraska

• The Utes rank 60th in total defense this year (360.3 yards allowed per game), but they've been shining on the other side of the ball, ranking fifth-best in the FBS with 478.6 total yards per game.
• Utah has been finding success on both sides of the ball, ranking fifth-best in scoring offense (41.1 points per game) and 16th-best in scoring defense (18.7 points allowed per game).
• The Cornhuskers have been thriving on defense, surrendering just 313.5 total yards per game (24th-best). Offensively, they rank 82nd by accumulating 373 total yards per game.
• From an offensive angle, Nebraska is generating 29.3 points per game (54th-ranked). It ranks 51st in the FBS on defense (23 points given up per game).