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Nebraska vs Purdue Result & Analysis

Date: Fri 13 Mar 2026
Tip-off: 22:30
Final 58-74
28-41 30-33
Position#21
Record26-5
FormWWWLW
Points / game77.9
Allowed / game66.0
Nebraska
USA
vs
Purdue 🏆
USA
Position#31
Record24-8
FormLLWLW
Points / game82.2
Allowed / game70.6
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Nebraska v Purdue
13 Mar 2026
NEBR58
PURD74
10 Feb 2026
NEBR77
PURD80
09 Jan 2024
NEBR88
PURD72
10 Dec 2022
NEBR62
PURD65
20 Feb 2021
NEBR58
PURD75
15 Dec 2019
NEBR70
PURD56
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

NebraskaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Illinois
#35
L
69-78
69
78
-9
H01/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
80-68
80
68
+12
A07/02
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
77-80 OT
77
80
-3
H11/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
68-49
68
49
+19
H14/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
L
52-57
52
57
-5
A18/02
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
87-64
87
64
+23
H21/02
NCAA
Maryland
#305
W
74-61
74
61
+13
H26/02
NCAA
USC
#153
W
82-67
82
67
+15
A28/02
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
52-72
52
72
-20
A04/03
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
84-75 OT
84
75
+9
H08/03
NCAA
1H
2H
39-33
30-45
41-27
39-41
24-40
44-28
28-27
40-22
28-33
24-24
38-20
49-44
33-27
41-34
31-36
51-31
24-37
28-35
30-26
40-44
139.6Avg total
72.5Scored
67.1Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (31)77.966.0143.9+11.984%
Season at home (20)80.164.7144.8+15.490%
Season away (11)73.968.4142.3+5.573%
Last 10 (10)72.567.1139.6+5.460%
Last 5 (5)75.867.8143.6+8.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)72.075.0147.0-3.00%
vs Similar ◀ (9)75.270.1145.3+5.167%
vs Weaker (20)79.064.3143.3+14.795%
This opponent (Purdue) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PurdueUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon
#293
W
68-64
68
64
+4
H07/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
W
80-77 OT
80
77
+3
A11/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
78-57
78
57
+21
A14/02
NCAA
Michigan
#6
L
80-91
80
91
-11
H17/02
NCAA
Indiana
#145
W
93-64
93
64
+29
H21/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
L
74-76
74
76
-2
H27/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
74-82
74
82
-8
A01/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
70-66
70
66
+4
A05/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
93-97
93
97
-4
H07/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
81-68
81
68
+13
H12/03
NCAA
1H
2H
36-34
32-30
40-24
28-44
36-25
42-32
32-48
48-43
46-29
47-35
39-36
35-40
31-36
43-46
25-34
45-32
47-52
46-45
45-21
36-47
153.3Avg total
79.1Scored
74.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (32)82.270.6152.8+11.675%
Season at home (21)84.671.0155.6+13.676%
Season away (11)77.769.8147.5+7.973%
Last 10 (10)79.174.2153.3+4.960%
Last 5 (5)78.477.8156.2+0.640%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)69.086.0155.0-17.00%
vs Similar ◀ (8)82.973.1156.0+9.875%
vs Weaker (20)83.068.7151.8+14.380%
This opponent (Nebraska) is Similar. 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

-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +1.0+1.01st half: +3.8+3.82nd half2nd half: +3.8+3.82nd half: +0.8+0.8
-5-2+0+2+51st half1st half: +1.0+1.01st half: +3.8+3.82nd half2nd half: +3.8+3.82nd half: +0.8+0.8
NebraskaPurdue
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
NebraskaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Illinois
#35
W
39-33
39
33
+6
H01/02
NCAA
Rutgers
#267
W
41-27
41
27
+14
A07/02
NCAA
Purdue
#31
L
24-40
24
40
-16
H11/02
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
28-27
28
27
+1
H14/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
L
28-33
28
33
-5
A18/02
NCAA
Penn State
#298
W
38-20
38
20
+18
H21/02
NCAA
Maryland
#305
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H26/02
NCAA
USC
#153
L
31-36
31
36
-5
A28/02
NCAA
UCLA
#73
L
24-37
24
37
-13
A04/03
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
30-26
30
26
+4
H08/03
NCAA
62.2Avg total
31.6Scored
30.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)35.831.867.6+3.963%-
Last 30 at home (19)36.230.466.5+5.874%-
Last 30 away (11)35.134.469.5+0.745%-
Last 10 (10)31.630.662.2+1.060%-
Last 5 (5)31.229.260.4+2.060%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (1)50.048.098.0+2.0100%-
vs Similar ◀ (9)34.832.767.4+2.144%-
vs Weaker (20)35.530.666.2+4.970%-
This opponent (Purdue) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
PurdueLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Oregon
#293
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H07/02
NCAA
Nebraska
#21
W
40-24
40
24
+16
A11/02
NCAA
Iowa
#81
W
36-25
36
25
+11
A14/02
NCAA
Michigan
#6
L
32-48
32
48
-16
H17/02
NCAA
Indiana
#145
W
46-29
46
29
+17
H21/02
NCAA
Michigan State
#29
W
39-36
39
36
+3
H27/02
NCAA
Ohio State
#104
L
31-36
31
36
-5
A01/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
L
25-34
25
34
-9
A05/03
NCAA
Wisconsin
#57
L
47-52
47
52
-5
H07/03
NCAA
Northwestern
#251
W
45-21
45
21
+24
H12/03
NCAA
71.6Avg total
37.7Scored
33.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.233.273.5+7.073%-
Last 30 at home (19)42.133.775.7+8.479%-
Last 30 away (11)37.132.569.5+4.664%-
Last 10 (10)37.733.971.6+3.860%-
Last 5 (5)37.435.873.2+1.640%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (2)31.541.573.0-10.00%-
vs Similar ◀ (8)41.633.074.6+8.688%-
vs Weaker (20)40.532.573.0+8.075%-
This opponent (Nebraska) is Similar. 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
2
Nebraska wins
6
Purdue wins
DateGameScore
11/02/26Nebraska v Purdue77-80 OT
12/01/25Purdue v Nebraska104-68
10/01/24Nebraska v Purdue88-72
14/01/23Purdue v Nebraska73-55
10/12/22Nebraska v Purdue62-65 OT
14/01/22Purdue v Nebraska92-65
20/02/21Nebraska v Purdue58-75
15/12/19Nebraska v Purdue70-56
Nebraskalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
08/03/26HIowa84-75 OT
04/03/26AUCLA52-72
28/02/26AUSC82-67
26/02/26HMaryland74-61
21/02/26HPenn State87-64
18/02/26AIowa52-57
14/02/26HNorthwestern68-49
11/02/26HPurdue77-80 OT
07/02/26ARutgers80-68
01/02/26HIllinois69-78
Purduelast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
12/03/26HNorthwestern81-68
07/03/26HWisconsin93-97
05/03/26ANorthwestern70-66
01/03/26AOhio State74-82
27/02/26HMichigan State74-76
21/02/26HIndiana93-64
17/02/26HMichigan80-91
14/02/26AIowa78-57
11/02/26ANebraska80-77 OT
07/02/26HOregon68-64

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Nebraska
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW84%
HomeLWWWW90%
AwayLWLWL73%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games312011
Win %84%90%73%
Points / game77.980.173.9
Allowed / game66.064.768.4
Point differential+11.9+15.4+5.5
Avg total143.9144.8142.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+55%60%45%
Close games (≤5 pts) won57% (7)67% (3)50% (4)
Overtime %6%10%0%
Purdue
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW75%
HomeLWLLW76%
AwayWWWLW73%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games322111
Win %75%76%73%
Points / game82.284.677.7
Allowed / game70.671.069.8
Point differential+11.6+13.6+7.9
Avg total152.8155.6147.5
Over main line---
Win by 10+47%52%36%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (8)33% (3)60% (5)
Overtime %3%0%9%
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 Michigan3230294%87.969.0+18.9
2 Nebraska3126584%77.966.0+11.9
3 Michigan State3125681%78.867.8+11.0
4 Illinois3224875%84.469.8+14.6
5 Purdue3224875%82.270.6+11.6
6 Wisconsin3324973%83.576.2+7.4
7 UCLA32221069%77.870.5+7.2
8 Iowa33211264%75.266.0+9.2
9 Ohio State33211264%79.872.8+7.0
10 Indiana32181456%78.272.2+6.0
11 USC32181456%78.677.9+0.7
12 Washington33161748%77.173.6+3.5
13 Minnesota32151747%70.068.5+1.5
14 Northwestern34151944%73.172.0+1.2
15 Rutgers33141942%70.675.1-4.5
16 Oregon32122038%70.873.9-3.1
17 Penn State32122038%73.779.3-5.7
18 Maryland33122136%69.776.6-6.9
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
Nebraska283058
Purdue413374
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