The high-temperature melt quenching method was used to develop Nd³⁺ doped SiO₂-BaF₂-ZnF₂ oxyfluoride glasses. Unlike many literatures that only report the visible absorption of samples, UV-Vis-NIR absorption of the samples was measured in this work. 11 absorption bands were obtained, attributed to transitions of Nd³⁺ from the ground state ⁴I_9/2 to the excited states⁴I_15/2, ⁴F_3/2, ⁴F_5/2+²H_9/2,⁴F_7/2+⁴S_3/2, ⁴F_9/2, ²H_11/2, ⁴G_5/2+²G_7/2,⁴G_7/2+²K_13/2+⁴G_9/2, ²G_9/2+²D_3/2+⁴G_11/2+²K_15/2, ²P_1/2+²D_5/2, ²P_3/2+⁴D_5/2+²D_3/2. The Judd analyzed absorption spectra—Ofelt theory, and Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters, spectroscopic quality factor, radiative transition probabilities, fluorescence branching ratios, and radiative lifetimes were obtained. It should be noted that this article presents the radiative transition probabilities, fluorescence branching ratios, and radiative lifetimes of all transitions from the upper to the lower energy level of 11 absorption bands, which is seldom reported in other literature. Near infrared emissions properties of glasses were also investigated, and both SBZ(20) and SBZ(30) exhibit near infrared emissions at 898, 1 059 and 1 328 nm, with the emission at 1 059 nm being significantly stronger than the other two. The values of Δλ_eff of emissions at 1 059 nm for the two samples are the smallest, while the values of σ_emi, σ_emi×Δλ_eff and σ_emi×τ_rad are the largest. The values are: SBZ(20): 36.22 nm, 2.93×10^-20 cm², 10.63×10^-26 cm³, 7.42×10^-24 cm²·s; SBZ(30): 35.42 nm, 2.70×10^-20 cm², 9.58×10^-26 cm³, 7.84×10^-24 cm²·s, which indicate that both samples are potential for laser output.