Overview
- Tipoff is 7 p.m. ET at Pinnacle Bank Arena on FS1, with a reported sellout in Lincoln.
- Nebraska enters 21-2 (10-2 Big Ten) and Purdue 19-4 (9-3), with the matchup featuring two top-15 teams.
- Sportsbooks list Nebraska as a slight favorite (about -1.5 to -2.5) with the total near 148.5 points.
- Matt Painter has framed Purdue’s path as having little margin for error in the Big Ten race after a midseason skid.
- Nebraska is 12-1 at home and averages 80.0 points; Rienk Mast led the recent 80-68 win at Rutgers, while Purdue’s backcourt features a hot-shooting Fletcher Loyer and playmaker Braden Smith (about 15.2 ppg, 8.7 apg) who has battled turnover spikes.