The Crown championship will be on the line when the Nebraska Cornhuskers battle the Central Florida Knights on Sunday. Nebraska advanced to the tournament's title game with a 79-69 win over Boise State on Saturday, while UCF outlasted Villanova 104-98 in overtime. The Cornhuskers (20-14), who tied for 12th in the Big Ten at 7-13, are 5-1 on neutral courts this season. The Knights (20-16), who tied for 12th in the Big 12, are 5-3 at neutral sites in 2024-25.

Tip-off from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is set for 5:30 p.m. ET. UCF won the only previous meeting, a 68-59 win on Nov. 23, 2017. Nebraska is a 4.5-point favorite in the latest Nebraska vs. Central Florida odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 159.5.

Before making any Nebraska vs. Central Florida picks, you'll want to check out the college basketball predictions from red-hot college basketball expert Thomas Casale.

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. 

He's done well in college basketball, going 341-208 (62.1%) over the last three campaigns. He joined SportsLine in 2024 and promptly went 28-14-1 (67%) in college basketball picks, returning $1,215 to $100 players. He's now 61-38 (+1812) in his last 99 official college basketball plays on SportsLine. Anybody who's followed his advice is WAY UP!

For Nebraska vs. UCF, Casale is leaning Over on the point total, and he also found a critical X-factor that has him jumping on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see these picks before locking in any college basketball picks of your own.

So who wins Nebraska vs. Central Florida, and which side of the spread should you back on Saturday? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from a red-hot college basketball expert that is on a 61-38 (+1812) run on his CBB picks, and find out.