Nebraska vs UCF Picks and Prediction – 4/6/2025

The end of the College Basketball Crown Championship is here with the Cornhuskers taking on the Knights at 5:30 PM EST. The game is taking place at T-Mobile Arena and is being aired on FOX. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

The Cornhuskers made it to the championship game by eliminating Boise State in their last game. The game was a win for Nebraska by a score of 79-69. So the offense and defense was really working in unison for the Cornhuskers in the win. 

The win seen the Cornhuskers put in 79 points in the game while nailing 46.4% of the shots from the field and 63.2% from the three point line. The Cornhuskers did pull down a total of 38 rebounds in the game and was decent with the ball control with only 11 turnovers in the game.

UCF for their part was able to reach the championship game by taking out Villanova. The game was one that could have ramifications in this game here as the Knights went to overtime before winning a scoring marathon. The win seen the Knights put in 104 points, but the defense gave up 98 points. 

The win seen the Knights shot only 47.6% from the field, but also managed to get 42.9% of the three point shots to fall. However, the Knights did not turn the ball over that often with only 7 turnovers on the day, but the Knights did pull down 41 boards, but still were out rebounded in the game.

This is a game that we see the Cornhuskers bringing home the win. Yes, the game will be very evenly matched in this game here, but the UCF team is going to be fatigued and were mainly a strong home team on the season when facing good teams. Those factors along with the better shooting makes it easier for us to see the Cornhuskers winning this game and covering. Final Score Prediction, Nebraska Cornhuskers win 71-65.