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A Big Ten battle is on tap between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Northwestern Wildcats at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern is 12-13 overall and 8-6 at home, while Nebraska is 7-19 overall and 0-7 on the road. Northwestern has won the last four head-to-head matchups.

The Wildcats are favored by 11 points in the latest Northwestern vs. Nebraska odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 148.5. Before entering any Nebraska vs. Northwestern picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Northwestern vs. Nebraska. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Nebraska vs. Northwestern:

  • Northwestern vs. Nebraska spread: Northwestern -11
  • Northwestern vs. Nebraska over-under: 148.5 points

What you need to know about Northwestern

The contest between the Wildcats and the Minnesota Golden Gophers this past Saturday was not a total blowout, but with Northwestern falling 77-60 on the road, it was darn close to turning into one. Forward Pete Nance (18 points) and guard Boo Buie (16 points) were the top scorers for Northwestern.

The Wildcats rank last in the Big Ten in field goal percentage and in 2P percentage. They also have bottom five conference marks in 3P percentage and FT percentage, as the offense has struggled all year. Northwestern is 8-2 when it scores at least 78 points but is just 4-11 when scoring under 78 points.

What you need to know about Nebraska

Meanwhile, Nebraska received a tough blow this past Friday as it fell 90-74 to the Maryland Terrapins. Nebraska trailed by just two points at the half but was then outscored by 14 points in the second half. A silver lining for the Cornhuskers was the play of guard Bryce McGowens, who had 25 points.

The loss dropped Fred Hoiberg's squad to a dismal 1-14 record in conference play. One of those losses was a 87-63 drubbing to Northwestern on Feb. 5 and it's one of six losses this year for Nebraska of at least 23 points. C.J. Wilcher led the Cornhuskers with 15 points in that game but he was the only Nebraska player with more than 10 points.

How to make Nebraska vs. Northwestern picks

The model has simulated Northwestern vs. Nebraska 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Nebraska vs. Northwestern? And which side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up almost $2,000 on its college basketball picks the last five-plus years, and find out.