Nebraska vs. UCLA: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Jan 4

Updated Jan. 4, 2025 3:28 p.m. ET

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The Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten) aim to build on a five-game winning streak when they host the No. 15 UCLA Bruins (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The matchup airs on FOX.

The Cornhuskers are a 3-point favorite against the Bruins when the Cornhuskers and Bruins take the court. The game features an over/under of 134.5.

Continue scrolling to get the details before wagering on the Nebraska-UCLA matchup.

Nebraska vs. UCLA How to Watch & Odds

When: Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska
How to watch on TV: FOX
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Cornhuskers vs Bruins Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Cornhuskers	-3	-105	-115	134.5	-110	-110	-162	+136

Nebraska vs. UCLA Prediction

Pick ATS: UCLA (+3)
Pick OU: Over (134.5)
Prediction: UCLA 71, Nebraska 70

Learn more about the Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. the UCLA Bruins game on FOX Sports!

Nebraska vs. UCLA Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the encounter is Cornhuskers 69, Bruins 66.
The Cornhuskers have a 61.8% chance to collect the win in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Bruins sit with a 42.4% implied probability to come out on top.

Key Spread Facts

Nebraska has covered eight times in 13 chances against the spread this season.
UCLA has covered nine times in 13 games with a spread this year.
Nebraska is 6-4 ATS this season when playing as at least 3-point favorites.
UCLA has an ATS record of 3-0 when playing as at least 3-point underdogs this year.

Key Total Facts

Nine times so far this year, the Cornhuskers and their opponent have combined to score more than 134.5 points.
Bruins games have gone over 134.5 points on six occasions this season.
The total for this matchup is 134.5 points, 20.6 fewer than the combined scoring average of the two teams.

Key Moneyline Facts

Nebraska has won all 10 games when the moneyline favorite this season.
This season, UCLA has been listed as the underdog in three games but won them all.
Nebraska has won all 10 games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -162 or shorter.
UCLA has been at least a +136 moneyline underdog three times this season but won all of those games.

Nebraska vs. UCLA: 2024-25 Stats Comparison

	Nebraska	UCLA
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	77.7 (126)	77.4 (136)
Points Allowed (Rank)	65.1 (42)	58.7 (6)
Rebounds (Rank)	7.9 (280)	10.1 (113)
3pt Made (Rank)	7.4 (219)	7.6 (207)
Assists (Rank)	13.8 (200)	16.6 (54)
Turnovers (Rank)	11.8 (205)	10.8 (113)

Nebraska 2024-25 Key Players

Cornhuskers Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Brice Williams	13	19.0	3.4	2.5	1.2	0.2	1.5
Connor Essegian	13	12.4	2.7	0.7	0.2	0.0	2.7
Juwan Gary	13	11.7	3.8	1.1	1.2	0.5	1.1
Rollie Worster	13	8.2	4.2	2.8	1.0	0.2	0.4
Berke Buyuktuncel	12	7.9	6.6	1.5	1.2	0.8	0.7

UCLA 2024-25 Key Players

Bruins Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Tyler Bilodeau	13	14.5	5.2	1.4	1.0	0.6	1.3
Eric Dailey Jr.	13	11.4	4.6	1.8	1.4	0.2	1.2
Sebastian Mack	13	9.8	1.4	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.5
Dylan Andrews	11	8.1	1.5	2.8	0.5	0.0	1.2
Kobe Johnson	13	7.5	5.5	3.4	2.2	0.1	0.9