Michigan State vs. Nebraska prediction: Nebraska favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/2/2026]

Nebraska will face Michigan State in men's college basketball action at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Friday, commencing at 9:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Nebraska as the most likely winner of the Michigan State vs. Nebraska game.

This article offers further insights into Friday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Michigan State vs. Nebraska prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Friday's NCAA basketball game between Michigan State and Nebraska 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Nebraska a 57% chance of defeating Michigan State. Our predicted final score has Nebraska winning 74-72.

According to our model, Michigan State (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 143.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

Michigan State vs. Nebraska odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Michigan State vs. Nebraska picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: