Two of the top seven teams in the Big Ten meet for a late-night showdown in Southern California. The ninth-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers (25-4) aim to capitalize coming off an 82-67 blowout of USC, extending their win streak to three. The UCLA Bruins (19-10), meanwhile, dropped their third straight road game, a 78-73 setback at Minnesota on Saturday.
Let’s look at a Nebraska vs. UCLA prediction and picks for Tuesday’s tussle at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, tipping off at 11:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
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Nebraska vs. UCLA Prediction, Spread, Over/Under
This is the second Big Ten matchup between these schools. Nebraska held off UCLA as 2.5-point home favorites, 66-58, last January.
The Huskers won despite shooting 33% from the floor while knocking down 25 of 29 free throws. The Bruins weren’t much better, connecting on 39% of their field goal attempts and going 4-of-28 from deep.
Nebraska vs. UCLA Spread, Over/Under
The Cornhuskers enter this matchup as 1.5-point favorites, returning a 1.88x payout on PrizePicks Team Picks if they win outright.
The Bruins are home underdogs with a 1.88x payout if they win, via PrizePicks Team Picks, where you can earn money with your picks in 34 states.
- Spread: Nebraska -1.5
- Over/Under: 143.5
- Game Winner Payout: Nebraska 1.88x | UCLA 1.88x
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Nebraska vs. UCLA Prediction on Spread
Here are some key stats to know before locking in your Nebraska vs. UCLA prediction on spread for Tuesday, March 3 on PrizePicks.
- Each of Nebraska’s past 10 conference wins has come against teams with losing Big Ten records.
- The last victory for the Huskers against a team owning a winning record in league play was vs. Ohio State on January 5.
- Since suffering its first loss at Michigan, Nebraska has compiled a 3-5 record against the spread (ATS).
- UCLA will be happy to be back home, posting a 16-1 mark at Pauley Pavilion, with the lone defeat coming by one in overtime to Indiana.
- In four of the last five home games, the Bruins topped the 80-point mark, including scoring 95 in an overtime triumph over Illinois.
- Head coach Mick Cronin’s club excels from 3-point range in conference play (37.3%) but ranks 13th in 2-point shooting (50%).
- The Bruins connected on 55 of 125 attempts (44%) from deep in the past six home contests.
- UCLA is 2-0 in two home underdog opportunities, beating Illinois (95-94) and Purdue (69-67).
Nebraska vs. UCLA Picks for PrizePicks Today: 3/3/26
Here are three top Nebraska vs. UCLA picks to target on Tuesday. Key PrizePicks player projections are headlined by three players: Nebraska F Pryce Sandfort, UCLA F Tyler Bilodeau, and Bruins G Donovan Dent.
Nebraska F Pryce Sandfort vs. UCLA Projection: 18.5 Points
- The junior leads the Huskers in scoring, averaging 18.3 points per game.
- The former Iowa Hawkeye topped the 30-point mark in two of the last three outings. He lit up Penn State for 33 points on February 21 and posted 32 against USC last Saturday.
- Sandfort fires away from deep, connecting on 24 of 54 attempts — a 44.4% clip — in his last five games.
- In Nebraska's last six road contests, Sandfort put up 20.6 PPG while surpassing this projection four times.
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UCLA F Tyler Bilodeau vs. Nebraska Projection: 25.5 Pts + Rebs
- The senior leads the Bruins with 18.4 PPG and 5.8 rebounds per contest.
- The former Oregon State standout scored 32 points in Saturday’s loss at Minnesota, his third 30-point output this season.
- In the two previous games following a 30+ point performance, Bilodeau put up 10 points against Iowa and 14 against Purdue.
- Since pulling down 11 boards against Indiana on January 31, Bilodeau is netting an average of 5.7 rebounds in the past four home games.
- In four of the past six contests, Bilodeau fell short of this projection, averaging 19 PPG and 6.0 RPG.
UCLA G Donovan Dent vs. Nebraska Projection: 12.5 Points
- The former New Mexico star averages 13.5 PPG after compiling 20.4 PPG with the Lobos last season.
- Dent followed up a 30-point performance against USC with only 3 points against Minnesota on 1-of-6 shooting.
- In six games after scoring in single digits, Dent has finished with 13 or more points five times.
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The Cornhuskers can pull ahead of Michigan State for second place in the Big Ten with a victory at UCLA. Can the Bruins play spoiler and continue their dominance at Pauley Pavilion tonight?
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