The New Mexico Lobos and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Thursday in college basketball action from T-Mobile Center. Here’s a Nebraska vs New Mexico prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Nebraska vs New Mexico pick.
New Mexico Lobos Betting Preview
The Lobos opened up their year with a victory over East Texas A&M. New Mexico notched a 34-14 halftime lead, then put up a 42-40 run in the second for a 76-54 victory. Leading the scoring were Jake Hall (three rebounds) and Uriah Tenette (five assists). Tajavis Miller chipped in 11 points, and Tomislav Buljan had 15 rebounds with eight points and one assist along the way. In game two New Mexico took on Texas-Arlington and bagged another win 74-56. In that one the Lobos’ leading scorer was Tomislav Buljan with 17 points and four boards. Deyton Albury added 15 points and four rebounds. Game three was another win, this time 82-68 over UC Riverside. The Lobos’ Chris Howell was tops this time with 15 points, five assists and four rebounds. Tomislav Buljan doubled up on 11 points and 11 rebounds in the victory as well.
In their latest outing versus New Mexico State back on Saturday, the Lobos took their first loss. New Mexico was all tied up 27-27 by halftime then got outscored 49-41 the rest of the way in a 76-68 defeat. Deyton Albury managed 18 points and six boards in the losing effort while Buljan doubled up again on 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Lobos.
Nebraska Cornhuskers Betting Preview
Over on the Cornhuskers’ side, they’ve got four games and four wins in the can so far. In the opener versus West Georgia, Nebraska held a 30-25 advantage at halftime. The Cornhuskers ended up winning 86-53. Braden Frager had 22 points with five rebounds in 22 minutes, and Jamarques Lawrence put up 18 points with six assists and two rebounds. In their second outing versus FIU, the Cornhuskers were up 49-28 at the half then finished on a 47-38 run for a 96-66 win. Leading the scoring was Pryce Sandfort with 20 points and three rebounds in 21 minutes. Rienk Mast bagged a triple-double with 18 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds. As for game three, the Cornhuskers took out MD Eastern Shore 69-50. Leading the way this time was Pryce Sandfort with 19 points and five boards. Sam Hoiberg added 18 points with seven rebounds and four assists.
On Saturday in their latest outing versus Oklahoma, the Cornhuskers were in trouble with a 51-44 halftime deficit. Nebraska fought back on a 61-48 run from there however, and won it 105-99. Pryce Sandfort had 28 points with seven assists and five boards while Rienk Mast added 26 points with six rebounds and three assists in the victory effort for the Cornhuskers.
New Mexico Lobos @ Nebraska Cornhuskers Betting Trends: November 20, 2025
Why the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win
- Nebraska has won each of its last 15 games against non-Conference opponents.
- Nebraska has won the first half in 10 of its last 12 night games against non-Conference opponents.
Why the New Mexico Lobos will win
- New Mexico has won 29 of its last 35 night games against non-Conference opponents.
- New Mexico has won the first half in each of its last 10 night games played at neutral venues.
Nebraska vs New Mexico Prediction
I’ll lean toward Nebraska but it’s a coin flip. The Cornhuskers started out pretty slowly versus Oklahoma in their last game, but to their credit the team rallied for the high-flying win. Nebraska shot a stellar 57.6 percent from the field and 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from 3-point range with a 29-26 rebounding edge and 20 team assists. They gave up 52.4 percent shooting to the Sooners though, and Oklahoma was great from the line (19-of-21). Nebraska has just one relative dud game scoring-wise this year (69 points versus MD Eastern Shore) but otherwise they’ve scored 86 or more points in three of four.
As for New Mexico, they didn’t play too badly in their loss to New Mexico State; the Lobos just didn’t shoot as well as they had been over the previous trio of outings. New Mexico should be able to hang around for a while in this one if all goes well.