Michigan vs Nebraska Prediction 2/24/25 College Basketball Picks

The Michigan Wolverines and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Monday in college basketball action from the Pinnacle Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Michigan vs. Nebraska prediction.

Matchup History

These two teams have yet to meet in 2024-25, but Nebraska won the last meeting between these two teams last season by a final score of 85-70 back on March 10th, 2024, making it back-to-back wins for the Cornhuskers in this head-to-head matchup.

Michigan Recap

The Michigan Wolverines come into this game looking to bounce back from a 75-62 loss at the hands of the Michigan State Spartans to fall to 20-6 on the year. After this game, Michigan will head home for a matchup with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Wolverines Looking To Bounce Back After Having Six-Game Win Streak Snapped

Vladislav Goldin leads the Wolverines in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 6.1 RPG while Danny Wolf has 12.8 PPG and a team-high 9.9 RPG to lead the Wolverines on the glass, along with 3.8 APG. Tre Donaldson has 12.3 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 3.9 APG to lead Michigan in the assist department while Roddy Gayle Jr. has 10.6 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 2.6 APG while Nimari Burnett has 10.2 PPG with 3.4 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Michigan so far this season. As a team, Michigan is averaging 80.8 PPG on 48.9% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three and 72.6% from the foul line this season. 

Why the Michigan Wolverines will win

• Michigan has won each of its last seven games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• Nebraska has lost 28 of its last 33 night games against AP-ranked opponents.

Nebraska Recap

The Nebraska Cornhuskers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 89-72 loss at the hands of Penn State last time out to sit at 17-10 on the year. After this game, Nebraska will welcome Minnesota to town.

Cornhuskers Looking For Consistency, Alternate Wins & Losses In 4 Straight

Brice Williams leads the Cornhuskers in scoring and assists with 19.4 PPG along with 4 RPG and 3 APG while Connor Essegian has 10.8 PPG and Juwan Gary has 13.3 PPG with 4.6 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Nebraska so far this season. Rollie Worster has 7.6 PPG with 4 RPG and 2.7 APG while Berke Buyuktuncel has 7.2 PPG with a team-high 5.9 RPG to lead Nebraska in rebounding and Andrew Morgan also has 8.4 PPG with 4.2 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Nebraska is averaging 75.7 PPG on 46.2% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three, and 75.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win

• Nebraska has won nine of its last 10 games at Pinnacle Bank Arena when playing with a rest advantage.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Nebraska’s last nine night games against the Big Ten Conference have produced a total of 151+ points.
• Four of Michigan’s last five night games against non-AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 156+ points.

Michigan vs. Nebraska Prediction

I’m on Michigan here. I get why you’d look at Nebraska at home as home court in the Big Ten has been a big deal for the last few years. However, Nebraska will still be without one of their key bigs in Buyuktuncel, and that’s a big absence against a Michigan team that primarily runs through their two 7-footers in Goldin and Wolf, and the Wolverines have still been a really efficient offense for the better part of the season. I’ll side with Michigan in this game.