Michigan State Spartans vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 2/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan State Spartans vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Michigan State Spartans (17-11) are traveling to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-14).

The Michigan State Spartans took the court against Iowa and ended up losing by a score of 112-106 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Spartans left the arena with 22 while Iowa totaled 23 fouls. They buried 17 of their 36 attempts from distance. Iowa finished the game shooting 76.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 25 attempts. Moreover, Iowa pulled down 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Iowa distributed 25 assists and had 10 steals in the game. Concerning defending, Michigan State allowed the other team to go 50.7% from the field on 38 of 75 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spartans knocked down 31 of 36 tries for a rate of 86.1%. Michigan State finished the game with a 59.3% field goal percentage (32 of 54) and made 11 of their 15 3-pointers.

Tyson Walker is one player who came through for this game. He accumulated 31 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 42 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the field and also distributed 5 assists.

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Michigan State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 17-11 on the season. They are turning it over 11.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Michigan State is pulling down 36.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 415 dimes so far this season, which is 114th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Spartans are connecting on 38.5% on three-point attempts (201 of 522) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 69.8 points per contest (225th in college basketball) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.9 personal fouls. They concede 30.4% from 3-point land and they are 90th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.0). The Spartans defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (674 of 1,627) and they concede 33.0 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 127th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 354 conceded on the season.

When they last played, the Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with a victory by a final of 78-67 against Minnesota. The Cornhuskers earned 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 13 steals in the matchup. Minnesota had 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to make 14 of those for a rate of 66.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Nebraska made 4 of 15 tries (26.7%). In all, the Cornhuskers shot 30 out of 61 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.2%. The Cornhuskers allowed Minnesota to convert 24 of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7% for this game. They shot 33.3% from beyond the arc by hitting 8 out of 24 and finished the game at 11 out of 11 at the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to rebounding, Nebraska permitted Minnesota to pull down 35 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Sam Griesel was important for the Cornhuskers in this game. He converted 8 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist for the contest.

Nebraska has a mark of 15-14 so far this season. As an offense, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 149th in the nation. Nebraska has earned 1,952 pts for the season (67.3 per contest) and they collect 34.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (201st in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.7 times per game. The Cornhuskers commit 13.8 fouls per game and they go 63.7% from the free throw line.

The Cornhuskers defensively are ranked 155th in the country in points per game surrendered with 69.0. They are able to force 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (98th in the country). The Nebraska defense allows 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (251 of 758) and their opposition knocks down 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 14.8 assists and 35.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 328th and 275th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan State

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