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Minnesota vs Nebraska Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 17:00
Final 57-76
36-30 21-46
Position#235
Record10-9
FormWLLLL
Points / game72.8
Allowed / game68.1
Minnesota
USA
vs
Nebraska 🏆
USA
Position#21
Record19-0
FormWWWWW
Points / game81.2
Allowed / game65.4
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Minnesota v Nebraska
24 Jan 2026
MINN57
NEBR76
06 Dec 2023
MINN76
NEBR65
07 Jan 2023
MINN79
NEBR81
08 Feb 2021
MINN79
NEBR61
08 Mar 2020
MINN107
NEBR75
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Minnesota winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Nebraska winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

MinnesotaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#31
L
57-85
57
85
-28
A11/12
NCAA
Texas Southern
#281
W
89-53
89
53
+36
H14/12
NCAA
Campbell
#222
W
78-50
78
50
+28
H21/12
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#315
W
60-43
60
43
+17
H30/12
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
84-78
84
78
+6
A03/01
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
70-67
70
67
+3
H07/01
NCAA
USC
#153
L
69-70 OT
69
70
-1
H10/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
75-78
75
78
-3
H14/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
L
67-77
67
77
-10
A17/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
74-82 OT
74
82
-8
A20/01
NCAA
1H
2H
32-35
25-50
45-25
44-28
41-22
37-28
32-29
28-14
34-34
50-44
31-24
39-43
30-35
33-28
35-28
40-50
34-34
33-43
28-31
39-36
140.6Avg total
72.3Scored
68.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)72.868.1140.9+4.753%
Season at home (14)74.463.5137.9+10.964%
Season away (5)68.481.0149.4-12.620%
Last 10 (10)72.368.3140.6+4.050%
Last 5 (5)71.074.8145.8-3.820%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)67.974.1142.0-6.133%
vs Similar (10)70.070.7140.7-0.740%
vs Weaker (5)79.452.0131.4+27.4100%
This opponent (Nebraska) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NebraskaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisconsin
#57
W
90-60
90
60
+30
H11/12
NCAA
Illinois
#35
W
83-80
83
80
+3
A13/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
W
78-55
78
55
+23
H22/12
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#340
W
86-55
86
55
+31
H31/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
W
58-56
58
56
+2
H03/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
72-69
72
69
+3
A05/01
NCAA
Indiana
#145
W
83-77
83
77
+6
A10/01
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
90-55
90
55
+35
H14/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
77-58
77
58
+19
A17/01
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
76-66
76
66
+10
H22/01
NCAA
1H
2H
47-31
43-29
37-37
46-43
24-26
54-29
41-38
45-17
33-33
25-23
38-31
34-38
30-39
53-38
42-30
48-25
34-29
43-29
41-28
35-38
142.4Avg total
79.3Scored
63.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (19)81.265.4146.5+15.8100%
Season at home (14)81.663.3144.9+18.4100%
Season away (5)79.871.2151.0+8.6100%
Last 10 (10)79.363.1142.4+16.2100%
Last 5 (5)79.665.0144.6+14.6100%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)77.578.5156.0-1.050%
vs Similar (12)76.673.7150.2+2.967%
vs Weaker ◀ (16)81.165.0146.1+16.194%
This opponent (Minnesota) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-15-7+0+7+151st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +0.4+0.42nd half: +11.7+11.7
-15-7+0+7+151st half1st half: +4.5+4.51st half: +4.5+4.52nd half2nd half: +0.4+0.42nd half: +11.7+11.7
MinnesotaNebraska
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
MinnesotaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Purdue
#31
L
32-35
32
35
-3
A11/12
NCAA
Texas Southern
#281
W
45-25
45
25
+20
H14/12
NCAA
Campbell
#222
W
41-22
41
22
+19
H21/12
NCAA
Fairleigh Dickinson
#315
W
32-29
32
29
+3
H30/12
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A03/01
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
31-24
31
24
+7
H07/01
NCAA
USC
#153
L
30-35
30
35
-5
H10/01
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
W
35-28
35
28
+7
H14/01
NCAA
Illinois
#35
D
34-34
34
34
+0
A17/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
28-31
28
31
-3
A20/01
NCAA
63.9Avg total
34.2Scored
29.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.131.463.5+0.733%-
Last 30 at home (20)33.430.864.2+2.645%-
Last 30 away (10)29.532.762.2-3.210%-
Last 10 (10)34.229.763.9+4.550%-
Last 5 (5)31.630.462.0+1.240%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (15)29.833.162.9-3.320%-
vs Similar (10)30.733.163.8-2.420%-
vs Weaker (5)41.823.064.8+18.8100%-
This opponent (Nebraska) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
NebraskaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Wisconsin
#57
W
47-31
47
31
+16
H11/12
NCAA
Illinois
#35
D
37-37
37
37
+0
A13/12
NCAA
North Dakota
#196
L
24-26
24
26
-2
H22/12
NCAA
New Hampshire Wildcats
#340
W
41-38
41
38
+3
H31/12
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H03/01
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
W
38-31
38
31
+7
A05/01
NCAA
Indiana
#145
L
30-39
30
39
-9
A10/01
NCAA
Oregon
#293
W
42-30
42
30
+12
H14/01
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
34-29
34
29
+5
A17/01
NCAA
Washington
#218
W
41-28
41
28
+13
H22/01
NCAA
68.9Avg total
36.7Scored
32.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.233.668.8+1.650%-
Last 30 at home (20)35.832.067.8+3.855%-
Last 30 away (10)34.036.770.7-2.740%-
Last 10 (10)36.732.268.9+4.560%-
Last 5 (5)37.031.468.4+5.680%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)37.536.574.0+1.050%-
vs Similar (12)33.635.469.0-1.825%-
vs Weaker ◀ (16)36.131.968.0+4.269%-
This opponent (Minnesota) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Minnesota wins
5
Nebraska wins
DateGameScore
01/03/25Nebraska v Minnesota65-67
25/02/24Nebraska v Minnesota73-55
07/12/23Minnesota v Nebraska76-65
09/03/23Nebraska v Minnesota75-78
25/02/23Nebraska v Minnesota78-67
07/01/23Minnesota v Nebraska79-81 OT
10/02/22Nebraska v Minnesota78-65
28/02/21Nebraska v Minnesota78-74
09/02/21Minnesota v Nebraska79-61
08/03/20Minnesota v Nebraska107-75
Minnesotalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
20/01/26AOhio State74-82 OT
17/01/26AIllinois67-77
14/01/26HWisconsin75-78
10/01/26HUSC69-70 OT
07/01/26HIowa70-67
03/01/26ANorthwestern84-78
30/12/25HFairleigh Dickinson60-43
21/12/25HCampbell78-50
14/12/25HTexas Southern89-53
11/12/25APurdue57-85
Nebraskalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/01/26HWashington76-66
17/01/26ANorthwestern77-58
14/01/26HOregon90-55
10/01/26AIndiana83-77
05/01/26AOhio State72-69
03/01/26HMichigan State58-56
31/12/25HNew Hampshire Wildcats86-55
22/12/25HNorth Dakota78-55
13/12/25AIllinois83-80
11/12/25HWisconsin90-60

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Minnesota
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLLL53%
HomeWWWLL64%
AwayLLWLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19145
Win %53%64%20%
Points / game72.874.468.4
Allowed / game68.163.581.0
Point differential+4.7+10.9-12.6
Avg total140.9137.9149.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+32%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won25% (4)25% (4)-
Overtime %16%14%20%
Nebraska
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 10 Wins / 0 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW100%
HomeWWWWW100%
AwayWWWWW100%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games19145
Win %100%100%100%
Points / game81.281.679.8
Allowed / game65.463.371.2
Point differential+15.8+18.4+8.6
Avg total146.5144.9151.0
Over main line---
Win by 10+58%64%40%
Close games (≤5 pts) won100% (4)100% (2)100% (2)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Big Ten conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Nebraska19190100%81.265.4+15.8
2 Michigan1918195%91.768.6+23.1
3 Purdue1917289%84.168.1+16.0
4 Michigan State1917289%78.563.5+14.9
5 Illinois1916384%85.367.6+17.7
6 Iowa1914574%77.962.4+15.5
7 Wisconsin1914574%84.375.4+8.8
8 USC1914574%82.675.7+6.9
9 Ohio State1913668%82.172.3+9.8
10 UCLA1913668%77.769.4+8.3
11 Indiana2013765%81.269.4+11.8
12 Washington1910953%79.474.1+5.3
13 Minnesota1910953%72.868.1+4.7
14 Northwestern1991047%77.271.7+5.4
15 Penn State1991047%76.577.4-0.9
16 Rutgers2091145%69.774.5-4.8
17 Oregon1981142%73.974.3-0.3
18 Maryland1981142%74.378.4-4.1
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Minnesota362157
Nebraska304676
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