Purdue vs Nebraska College Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for Big Ten Tournament

The No. 7 seed Purdue Boilermakers (24-8, 13-7 Big Ten) will take the court in the Big Ten tournament against the No. 2 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten), Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET live on Big Ten Network.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

Purdue vs. Nebraska Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 13, 2026
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: Big Ten Network
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Arena: United Center

Purdue vs. Nebraska Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: Nebraska win (52.4%)

Check out the betting trends and insights below before placing a wager on Friday's Purdue-Nebraska spread (Purdue -3.5) or total (145.5 points).

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Purdue vs. Nebraska: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• Purdue has won 13 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 18 times.
• Nebraska has won 17 games against the spread this year, while failing to cover 14 times.
• When the spread is set as 3.5 or more this season, Purdue (9-17) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (34.6%) than Nebraska (3-0) does as the underdog (100%).
• Against the spread, the Boilermakers have performed worse at home, covering five times in 17 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
• The Cornhuskers have performed better against the spread away (7-3-0) than at home (8-10-0) this year.
• Purdue's record against the spread in conference action is 7-13-0.
• Nebraska has 12 wins against the spread in 20 Big Ten games this season.

Purdue vs. Nebraska: Moneyline Betting Stats

• Purdue has won in 18, or 72%, of the 25 contests it has been named as the moneyline favorite in this year.
• This season, the Boilermakers have been victorious 16 times in 23 chances when named as a favorite of at least -182 or better on the moneyline.
• Nebraska is 3-2 in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 60% of those games).
• The Cornhuskers are 2-1 (winning 66.7% of their games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Purdue has a 64.5% chance of pulling out a win.

Purdue vs. Nebraska Head-to-Head Comparison

• Purdue is outscoring opponents by 11.6 points per game with a +372 scoring differential overall. It puts up 82.2 points per game (52nd in college basketball) and allows 70.6 per contest (88th in college basketball).
• Braden Smith ranks 337th in the country with a team-leading 14.6 points per game.
• Nebraska outscores opponents by 11.9 points per game (posting 77.9 points per game, 127th in college basketball, and giving up 66 per outing, 17th in college basketball) and has a +370 scoring differential.
• Pryce Sandfort's team-leading 17.9 points per game rank him 99th in the country.
• The Boilermakers rank 112th in the country at 33.1 rebounds per game. That's seven more than the 26.1 their opponents average.
• Trey Kaufman-Renn's 8.6 rebounds per game lead the Boilermakers and rank 48th in college basketball play.
• The Cornhuskers pull down 32.8 rebounds per game (127th in college basketball) while conceding 31.5 per outing to opponents. They outrebound opponents by 1.3 boards per game.
• Rienk Mast is 308th in the country with 5.9 rebounds per game, leading the Cornhuskers.
• Purdue's 110.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fourth in college basketball, and the 95 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 172nd in college basketball.
• The Cornhuskers rank 64th in college basketball with 103 points scored per 100 possessions, and 30th defensively with 87.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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