Maine Black Bears vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maine Black Bears vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-22 last year) host the Maine Black Bears (6-23 last season) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday.

The Maine Black Bears played Vermont and took a loss by a final of 75-56 in their last game of last season. When talking about fouls, the Black Bears walked away with 19 and Vermont finished the game with 13 fouls. They buried 7 of 25 attempts from distance. Vermont ended up going 70.6% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 17 tries. Furthermore, Vermont snagged 42 rebounds (11 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Vermont recorded 17 dimes and had 1 steal in the matchup. Regarding defense, Maine allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 28 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Black Bears knocked down 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. Maine wrapped up the game with a 33.9% field goal percentage (20 out of 59) and knocked down 3 of their 18 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Peter Filipovity is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished 50.0% from the field but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 28 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He accounted for 9 points on 4 out of 8 shooting.

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Maine steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a win-loss mark of 6-23 last year. They turned it over 12.6 times per contest and as a group committed 17.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Maine snagged 31.4 rebounds per game and earned 386 assists last year, which had them ranked 238th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Black Bears shot 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (196 of 637) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They averaged 62.4 pts per game (341st in the nation) while going 41.4% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Black Bears forced their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.4 personal fouls. They gave up 37.4% from 3-point land while they were 236th in college hoops in opponents points per game (71.1). The Black Bears gave up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (738 of 1,577) and they conceded 35.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 81st in college basketball in allowing assists 366 conceded last season.

In their last game last season, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a defeat with a final score of 71-69 against Northwestern. The Cornhuskers pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 11 steals in the game. Northwestern was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.5%. When discussing shots from downtown, Nebraska buried 3 out of their 15 attempts (20.0%). In all, the Cornhuskers went 22 out of 51 from the field which had them at 43.1%. The Cornhuskers permitted Northwestern to knock down 24 of 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.7% for the contest. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 30 and finished the game at 13 of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Nebraska permitted Northwestern to pull down 36 in all (11 offensive).

Alonzo Verge was important for the Cornhuskers in the matchup. He accumulated 21 points in his 38 mins on the court and accumulated 9 assists in this matchup. He made 7 of 13 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Nebraska had a win-loss mark of 10-22 last season. The Cornhuskers committed 17.4 fouls per game and they connected on 73.1% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 12.8 times per contest (186th in the country) and they turned the ball over 12.6 times per contest. Nebraska totaled 2,345 points last season (73.3 per game) and they collected 33.1 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cornhuskers shot 44.4% from the floor, which ranked them 151st in the nation.

The Cornhuskers on the defensive end were ranked 347th in D-1 in points given up per game with 78.5. They were able to force 13.4 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the floor (255th in college hoops). The Nebraska defense allowed 34.7% on 3-point attempts (283 of 816) and their opponents knocked down 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 14.3 dimes and 40.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 294th and 356th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maine

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