Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The Wisconsin Badgers (15-3) are en route to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-13).

The Wisconsin Badgers played Michigan State and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-74 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Badgers finished with 18 and Michigan State finished the game with 19 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 12 attempts from beyond the arc. Michigan State finished the game shooting 78.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 28 tries. On top of that, Michigan State collected 39 rebounds (11 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Michigan State earned 14 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. With respect to defense, Wisconsin allowed 52.7% from the field on 29 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 17 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Badgers knocked down 10 of 11 attempts for a rate of 90.9%. Wisconsin ended the contest with a 42.6% FG percentage (26 out of 61) and buried 12 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Brad Davison is a player who was a major factor for the game. He shot 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes. He played 36 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He notched 22 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Wisconsin heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 15-3 on the season. They turn the ball over 8.4 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.9 fouls per game. As a team, Wisconsin is snagging 35.2 boards per contest and has tallied 208 dimes for the year, which is 282nd in the nation in terms of passing. The Badgers are shooting 32.3% on three-point shots (129 of 400) and 75.7% from the free throw line. They average 72.7 points per contest (160th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Badgers are forcing 11.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 127th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.9). The Badgers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.9% (454 of 1,035) and they surrender 35.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They rank 102nd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 208 conceded for the season.

In their last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went home defeated by a final of 78-71 against Indiana. When discussing rebounding, Nebraska permitted Indiana to grab 29 in all (9 offensive). They shot 30.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 13 and finished the contest at 20 of 28 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Cornhuskers allowed Indiana to make 27 of 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cornhuskers ended up shooting 24 for 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.1%. In relation to shooting from downtown, Nebraska converted 6 out of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.0%. Indiana earned 22 fouls for the game which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Cornhuskers pulled down 16 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 23 in the game.

Alonzo Verge ended up being a factor for the Cornhuskers for this game. He racked up 19 points in his 31 minutes on the court and tallied 4 dimes for this contest. He converted 7 of 15 in the game for a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 6-13 this year. The Cornhuskers are committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they hit 71.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.4 times per contest (167th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.8 times per game. Nebraska has accumulated 1,393 pts so far this season (73.3 per game) and they pull down 33.6 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which has them ranked 215th in D-1.

The Cornhuskers on the defensive side of the court are 347th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 79.1. They are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (266th in college hoops). The Nebraska defense concedes 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (181 of 504) and their opposition knocks down 68.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 14.8 assists and 42.6 rebounds per game, which is 315th and 356th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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