Nebraska vs. Iowa prediction: Why Iowa is favored to win women's college basketball matchup [1/1/2026]

Iowa will face Nebraska in women's college basketball action at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on New Year's Day, starting at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' new women's basketball model predicts Iowa as the most likely winner of the Nebraska vs. Iowa game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including best bets and picks.

Nebraska vs. Iowa prediction: Who will win?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's women's basketball matchup between Nebraska and Iowa 10,000 times as part of our women's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Iowa an 80% chance of beating Nebraska.

According to our model, the 147.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of staying under.

Nebraska vs. Iowa odds

We have sourced the best women'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.

Nebraska vs. Iowa picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: