Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Cornhuskers won their first 20 games of 2025-26, and their favorite moneylines returned 4.31 units, eighth best in Division I. Twenty-two of their 32 games stayed under the posted total.

Twenty straight

Nebraska did not lose until 27 January, and even that defeat, 75-72 at Michigan as a +500 underdog, covered the spread. The run went 8-0 in November, 5-0 in December and 7-0 in January before that night, and it made the Huskers one of the steadiest moneylines in the country: 22 favorite prices, 4.31 units won. On that measure Nebraska sat eighth among 361 Division I sides.

The best prices came in the same stretch, all on the road: 83-80 at Illinois at +380, 83-77 at Indiana at +164 and 72-69 at Ohio State at +140. One unit on all 29 priced games finished 7.15 up; 27 teams did better.

After the streak

February and March went 6-5 and lost 3.83 units between them. Purdue beat Nebraska twice, 80-77 at home at -142 and 74-58 in the Big Ten quarterfinal, without a Nebraska cover in either.

Against the spread

The Huskers covered 17 of 31 lined games. The road was the better place: 7 covers in 10, with 20 Division I teams higher. At home, where they went 16-2, the spread beat them nine times in 17. Favored 24 times, they won 22 and covered 13; as underdogs, seven games, three wins, and 2.84 units on those seven prices.

The under

Twenty-two unders, 10 overs, 68.8%: twelfth in the country by under rate, tied with one other program. Nebraska allowed 66.22 points a game, a figure 21 teams bettered.

The tournament

In the NCAA tournament Nebraska beat Troy and Vanderbilt, 74-72, before losing 77-71 to Iowa in the Sweet 16.

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