Illinois Fighting Illini vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: Youtube TV

The Illinois Fighting Illini (10-5) are hitting the road to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-7).

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced off with Wisconsin and took home the win by a score of 79-69 in their last contest. Illinois finished the game with a 47.2% FG percentage (25 out of 53) and made 10 out of their 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Fighting Illini converted 19 of their 26 tries for a rate of 73.1%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of defense, Illinois allowed their opponent to shoot 43.8% from the field on 28 out of 64 shooting. Wisconsin earned 12 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Wisconsin had 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wisconsin finished shooting 41.7% from the charity stripe by making 5 of 12 attempts. They also knocked down 8 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Fighting Illini walked away with 14 and Wisconsin accumulated 21 fouls.

Terrence Shannon is someone who played a role in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 31 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He ended up with 24 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Illinois enters this one with a mark of 10-5 so far this season. They cough up possession 14.9 times per contest and as a squad they commit 17.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Illinois is collecting 39.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 213 assists this season, which is 197th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Fighting Illini are connecting on 33.6% on three-point shots (136 of 405) and 66.2% from the free throw line. They average 76.9 pts per game (76th in Division 1) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Fighting Illini are able to force 15.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.8 fouls. They currently rank 69th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 conceded so far this season. The Fighting Illini defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.2% (342 of 872) and they concede 32.9 boards per game as a group. They concede 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 66th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.7).

In their last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a defeat with a final score of 74-56 when they faced Michigan State. In the matter of rebounding, Nebraska permitted Michigan State to grab 40 overall (11 offensive). They finished 32.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 4 of 6 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Cornhuskers allowed Michigan State to convert 31 out of their 65 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Cornhuskers ended up going 23 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. With regard to shots from downtown, Nebraska buried 2 out of 16 attempts (12.5%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a rate of 40.0%. Michigan State earned 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Cornhuskers pulled down 20 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 27 for this contest.

Derrick Walker ended up having an impact for the Cornhuskers in this game. He earned 15 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes for the matchup. He made 7 of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and earned 9 rebounds.

Nebraska has a record of 8-7 on the year. The Cornhuskers have committed 13.1 fouls every game while shooting 63.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.5 times per contest (180th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Nebraska has tallied 1,009 points for the year (67.3 per contest) and they pull in 38.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which has them ranked 220th in the country.

The Nebraska defense gives up 32.1% on 3-point shots (122 of 380) and opponents are knocking down 62.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 15.3 assists and 35.4 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 336th and 247th in those defensive categories. The Cornhuskers are ranked 92nd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 65.4. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the field (91st in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Nebraska and under the total points

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