Nebraska Cornhuskers vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/08/25

Saturday night will feature a matchup between the UCLA Bruins and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. After starting the season 0-4, UCLA forced itself back into relevancy with 3 straight conference wins. The winning streak ended last week abruptly when the Bruins lost 56-6 against undefeated Indiana. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava could not avoid turnovers against Indiana. He finished the game completing less than 50% of his passes and with 2 interceptions. Iamaleava has now thrown only 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions in his last 2 games. The Bruins will try to bounce back against 6-3 Nebraska. Nebraska lost a heartbreaker last weekend against USC, 21-17. The Cornhuskers led 14-6 in the second half, but they could not stop USC’s comeback effort. Quarterback Dylan Raiola had a subpar outing, only throwing for 91 yards — his lowest total of the season. 

It seems UCLA’s winning ways after firing head coach DeShaun Foster in the middle of the season have come to an end. They once again looked like the team that started the season that lost their first 4 games by an average of 17 points. Iamaleava has been inconsistent this season, but he has the potential to be a future NFL quarterback. Unfortunately for Iamaleava, he will be going up against the second-ranked defense in the FBS against the pass. Nebraska allows only 128.3 yards passing per game, and we saw how dominant it can be last week against an excellent USC offense. The ‘Huskers held USC quarterback Jayden Maiava to 135 yards passing and 1 interception. Maiava completed just 9 of 23 passes throughout the game. UCLA’s offense relies heavily on Iamaleava; he leads the team in both rushing and passing. Nebraska has a good opportunity to bounce back from its poor offensive performance last week, especially on the ground. UCLA’s defense ranks 124th in FBS in rushing yards allowed at 195 yards per game. Nebraska’s running back room is led by junior Emmett Johnson, who has already run for 1002 yards this season and 10 touchdowns. If Johnson can get the running game started, passing lanes should open up later for Raiola.

Nebraska vs UCLA prediction: Nebraska ML (+105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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