Kansas State Wildcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 12/19/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas State Wildcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The Kansas State Wildcats (6-3) are en route to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-6).

The Kansas State Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Green Bay and notched a win by a score of 82-64 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 20 and Green Bay recorded 14 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 17 tries from downtown. Green Bay shot 78.3% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 23 attempts. Moreover, Green Bay collected 21 rebounds (6 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Green Bay recorded 8 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Kansas State allowed the other team to go 47.7% from the field on 21 of 44 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 15 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. Kansas State finished the contest with a 54.9% field goal percentage (28 of 51) and made 11 of their 21 3-point attempts.

Markquis Nowell is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished the game at 53.8% from the floor and also totaled 8 assists. He played for 34 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He racked up 22 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Kansas State will enter this matchup with a mark of 6-3 this year. They have an average of 71.0 pts per game (205th in D-1) while going 44.6% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (69 of 200) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Kansas State is pulling down 37.8 rebounds per game and has accumulated 131 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 216th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 24.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 33rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (59.7). The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 38.4% (191 of 498) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 80th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 107 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 99-68 against Auburn. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Nebraska allowed Auburn to get 31 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 45.2% from downtown by connecting on 14 of 31 and ended up going 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Cornhuskers allowed Auburn to knock down 39 out of their 76 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 51.3% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Cornhuskers went 23 for 54 from the field which had them sitting at 42.6%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Nebraska converted 7 of 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 88.2%. Auburn earned 15 fouls for this contest which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 19 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Cornhuskers were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest.

Derrick Walker ended up having an impact for the Cornhuskers in this matchup. He had 10 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game. He converted 4 of 4 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

Nebraska has a mark of 5-6 this year. The Cornhuskers have committed 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.9 times per game (209th in the country) and they turn it over 12.2 times per game. Nebraska has totaled 829 points for the year (75.4 per contest) and they pull down 36.9 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cornhuskers are shooting 42.7% from the field, which is 252nd in the nation.

The Nebraska defense gives up 35.5% on 3-point attempts (114 of 321) and opponents are making 64.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 14.6 assists and 44.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 314th and 355th in Division 1. The Cornhuskers on defense are ranked 327th in the nation in PPG given up with 77.5. They are forcing 15.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (163rd in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nebraska

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