Minnesota vs Nebraska Prediction 3/1/25 College Basketball Picks

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are visiting the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday, Match 1st at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction. We will examine:

The Nebraska Cornhuskers recent form and player performance

The Minnesota Golden Gophers recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving Nebraska Cornhuskers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota Golden Gophers

Recent betting trends in games played between Minnesota Golden Gophers and Nebraska Cornhuskers

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers game

Nebraska Cornhuskers Preview

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have a 17-11 record this season and are sitting on the 11th place of the Big Ten. Nebraska is coming off a 46-49 loss by Michigan. The Cornhuskers are 15-13 against the spread, and 14-14 in over/under, while having a 10-4 home record.

Offensively, Nebraska is averaging 74.6 points per game, which ranks 156th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 71.2 points per game (159th). The Cornhuskers shoot with 45.4% from the field (148th), and with 32.7% from beyond the arc (258th). The Cornhuskers shoot with 75.5% from the free-throw line (64th), and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game (196th).

Brice Williams leads Nebraska in scoring with an average of 19.6 points and 4 rebounds, while Juwan Gary adds 13 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Preview

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have a 14-14 record this season and are sitting on the 14th place of the Big Ten. Minnesota is coming off a 63-75 loss by Northwestern. The Golden Gophers are 9-17-2 against the spread, and 13-15 in over/under, while having a 4-4 road record. 

Offensively, Minnesota is averaging 68.3 points per game, which is 319th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 69.5 points per game (101st). The Golden Gophers shoot with 44.3% from the field (209th), and with 32.1% from beyond the arc (288th). The Golden Gophers shoot with 66.7% from the free-throw line (321st), and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game (280th).

Dawson Garcia leads Minnesota in scoring with an average of 19.6 points and a team-high 7.6 rebounds, while Lu’Cye Patterson adds 11.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and a team-high 3.4 assists.

Why the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win

• Nebraska has won each of its last 10 day games at Pinnacle Bank Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Minnesota has lost each of its last four games when playing with a rest disadvantage against Nebraska.
• Minnesota has lost the first half in each of its last eight games against the Big Ten Conference.

Why the Minnesota Golden Gophers will win

• The road team has won each of Minnesota’s last seven games.
• Nebraska has lost three of its last four games.
• Nebraska has lost the first half in each of its last six games against the Big Ten Conference.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction

Nebraska is 5-2 in their last 7 meetings against Minnesota, but Minnesota is 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 meetings. Over/under is 5-5 in their last 10 meetings, and in their previous meeting earlier this season, Nebraska won 73-55 at home, covering the spread, as the game went under the point total.

In this Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, Nebraska is coming as -8.5 home favorites. Nebraska is rightfully favored, as they have a better record this season, and have been very good at home, while Minnesota is mediocre on the road. Nebraska is coming off back-to-back home defeats, while on the other hand, Minnesota is 3-1 in their last 4 road games, having won UCLA, Santa Clara and Iowa, so there is value with the Golden Gophers as road favorites in this matchup. I like the guests to keep this one close, so take the Minnesota Golden Gophers and lay the plus points on the road.