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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Nebraska · #19 · B10 · 0–0Northwestern · #85 · B10 · 0–0Sat, Feb 27 · 3:00 PM ETFoxWelsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL
Model line
Nebraska −1.1
Win probability
Nebraska 54%
Projected tempo
69.5
possessions
Site
Northwestern home
54%Win probability46%

The model makes Nebraska a 1.1-point favorite, winning about 54 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Nebraska offense vs Northwestern defense

Nebraska OStatNorthwestern D
67.0#247Tempo#32265.3
55.6#27eFG%#16151.0
14.4#38TOV%#12217.5
26.4#314ORB%#33134.7
26.4#356FT rate#17234.8
9.3#163Block%#10910.6
65.5#6Assist%#36063.8
58.1#212P%#17451.6
35.5#923P%#14433.4
75.2#74FT%—
50.7#113PA rate#15840.2

Northwestern offense vs Nebraska defense

Northwestern OStatNebraska D
65.3#322Tempo#24767.0
51.7#164eFG%#3647.7
13.0#7TOV%#4219.2
28.1#263ORB%#5527.7
33.9#213FT rate#725.2
6.4#9Block%#2408.4
65.8#5Assist%#34560.9
52.9#1332P%#11350.3
33.0#2303P%#830.1
75.1#77FT%—
34.0#2953PA rate#550.0

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Nebraska

Thu, Mar 26NIowa41L 71–77
Sat, Mar 21NVanderbilt21W 74–72
Thu, Mar 19NTroy152W 76–47
Fri, Mar 13NPurdue29L 58–74
Sun, Mar 8HIowa41W 84–75

Northwestern

Thu, Mar 12NPurdue29L 68–81
Wed, Mar 11NIndiana37W 74–61
Tue, Mar 10NPenn St.90W 76–66
Sat, Mar 7AMinnesota63L 66–67
Wed, Mar 4HPurdue29L 66–70