Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-14) welcome the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-19) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers played Maryland and ended up losing by a score of 88-70 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Golden Gophers walked away with 19 while Maryland recorded 16 fouls. They converted 7 of 13 attempts from distance. Maryland finished 65.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of 26 tries. In addition, Maryland grabbed 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Maryland recorded 10 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Minnesota allowed 68.1% from the floor on 32 out of 47 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the game as well as creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 21 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Gophers made 11 of 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. Minnesota finished the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (26 of 54) and made 7 of 10 three-point shots.

Pharrel Payne is one player who came through in this game. He shot 63.6% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 17 mins played and also totaled 4 boards. He accumulated 17 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Minnesota heads into this one with a mark of 7-19 for the year. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.8 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 33.4 boards per contest and has racked up 367 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 191st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Gophers are hitting 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (152 of 488) and 60.6% from the charity stripe. They average 61.8 points per outing (351st in college hoops) while shooting 42.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Golden Gophers are forcing 9.8 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They currently rank 209th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 368 relinquished for the season. The Golden Gophers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.6% (700 of 1,569) and they concede 37.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 200th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.5).

For their last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with a victory by a final of 70-66 against Maryland. The Cornhuskers pulled down 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 39 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. Maryland committed 24 fouls for the contest which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to make 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 76.0%. In the matter of three-point shots, Nebraska converted 3 out of their 16 tries (18.8%). When the game finished, the Cornhuskers finished the game shooting 24 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.4%. The Cornhuskers permitted Maryland to make 23 of 69 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 22 and finished the contest at 13 out of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). In relation to rebounding, Nebraska allowed Maryland to pull down 40 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Derrick Walker ended up having an impact for the Cornhuskers in the matchup. He buried 7 out of 12 for the matchup giving him a rate of 58.3%, and tallied 7 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 39 mins of playing time and added 6 dimes for this game.

Nebraska has a win-loss record of 14-14 for the year. The Cornhuskers have committed 13.8 personal fouls every game and they go 63.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.1 times per contest (183rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per contest. Nebraska has totaled 1,874 pts so far this season (66.9 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Cornhuskers are shooting 45.1% from the field, which ranks them 164th in D-1.

The Nebraska defense surrenders 33.1% from downtown (243 of 734) and opponents are knocking down 68.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 14.9 assists and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 332nd and 271st in Division 1. The Cornhuskers on defense are ranked 153rd in college basketball in PPG allowed with 69.1. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (103rd in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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