Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 3/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-15) are en route to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday where they will play the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-11).

The Nebraska Cornhuskers stepped onto the hardwood against Michigan State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-67 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Cornhuskers left the arena with 14 and Michigan State finished the game with 16 fouls. They also converted 16 of their 29 shots from long range. Michigan State finished the game at 85.7% when shooting free throws by converting 6 of 7 tries. Moreover, Michigan State had 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Michigan State doled out 19 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When talking about defending, Nebraska allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 29 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they earned 26 with 3 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers knocked down 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Nebraska ended the game with a 51.0% FG percentage (25 of 49) and converted 7 of 23 3-pointers.

Keisei Tominaga is one guy who was a factor in this game. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Nebraska steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 15-15 so far this season. They are averaging 67.3 points per game (296th in the nation) while shooting 45.4% from the field. The Cornhuskers are hitting 31.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (194 of 612) and 63.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Nebraska is pulling down 34.7 boards per contest and has 384 assists this season, which has them ranked 215th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 13.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They concede 33.9% from 3-point land and they are 160th in the country in PPG from their opponents (69.4). The Cornhuskers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.5% (772 of 1,817) and they relinquish 35.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are 319th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 449 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes went home victorious with a score of 90-68 when they played Indiana. In reference to cleaning the glass, Iowa allowed Indiana to pull down 27 in all (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 18.2% from 3-point land by hitting 2 of 11 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Hawkeyes permitted Indiana to make 25 of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes ended up going 30 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa knocked down 13 of 23 attempts (56.5%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 68.0%. Indiana committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 1 steal for this game. The Hawkeyes were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this matchup.

Kris Murray ended up having an impact for the Hawkeyes for the matchup. He buried 9 of 16 for this game for a rate of 56.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 3 assists for this game.

Iowa has a win-loss record of 19-11 this year. The Hawkeyes are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they connect on 73.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.7 times per contest (13th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. Iowa has totaled 2,421 points this season (80.7 per contest) and they grab 36.4 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks 110th in the nation.

The Iowa defense allows 35.7% on 3-pointers (205 of 574) and their opposition makes 74.5% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.3 assists and 34.7 total boards per game, which ranks them 295th and 226th in those defensive categories. The Hawkeyes on the defensive side of the court are 297th in the country in PPG given up with 74.2. They have forced 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.0% from the floor (345th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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