After getting smacked by Purdue in their most recent game, the Hawkeyes must pick themselves up quickly with another top-15 team coming into Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Boilermakers manhandled the Hawkeyes all game, earning a 21-point win at Carver-Hawkeye, and now Iowa welcomes Nebraska.
The Cornhuskers have been one of the most surprising teams in college basketball this season, with former Hawkeye Pryce Sandfort leading the charge.
After transferring to Nebraska following Iowa's dismissal of Fran McCaffery, Sandfort is averaging a career-high 17.5 points per game for the Cornhuskers this season.
Iowa will have its hands full with the high-powered Nebraska offense, and if it cannot return to the defense it was playing a few weeks ago, we are headed for a second straight blowout.
How to watch Iowa vs. No. 9 Nebraska
Date: Tuesday, February 17
Time: 8:00 p.m. Central Time
Venue: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (Iowa City, IA)
TV: Big Ten Network (BTN)
Iowa record: 18-7 (8-6 Big Ten)
Nebraska record: 22-3 (11-3 Big Ten)
Announcers for Iowa vs. No. 9 Nebraska
Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler
Analyst: Shon Morris
Sideline reporter: Andy Katz
Spread, moneyline, and total
Odds are provided by FanDuel Sportsbook
Spread
- Iowa: -1.5 (-105)
- Nebraska: +1.5 (-115)
Moneyline
- Iowa: -125
- Nebraska: +104
Total
- Over: 139.5 (-108)
- Under: 139.5 (-112)
Iowa injuries
- G Payton McCollum (Foot): Out for the season
Nebraska injuries
- F Henry Burt (lower body): Out
- F Leo Curtis (ankle): Questionable
- G Connor Essegian (ankle): Out for the season
- F Ugnius Jarusevicius (back): Out for the season
Series history
Iowa has dominated the all-time series against Nebraska, holding a 27-15 record, including an 18-4 mark at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The Hawkeyes won the last meeting against the Cornhuskers with an 83-68 victory in Lincoln on March 9, 2025, and have won the last three in the series.