North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: ESPN+

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-2) will try to defeat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-4) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks faced Utah Tech and notched a win by a score of 79-62 in their last game. North Dakota ended having earned a 41.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 63) and buried 12 of 29 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Hawks knocked down 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 45 with 16 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 dimes in the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defense, North Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 22 of 55 shooting. Utah Tech doled out 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. On top of that, Utah Tech collected 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Utah Tech went 60.9% from the charity stripe by making 14 of 23 shots. They also converted 4 out of their 17 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up walking away with 18 and Utah Tech finished the game with 20 personal fouls.

Treysen Eaglestaff is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He notched 28 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He played for 27 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 52.9% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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North Dakota enters this one with a record of 8-4 on the season. They average 75.3 points per game (183rd in the nation) while going 44.9% from the field. The Fighting Hawks are hitting 31.0% on shots from distance (94 of 303) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Dakota is pulling down 38.2 rebounds per game and has accumulated 152 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 162nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Fighting Hawks are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 29.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 122nd in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (68.3). The Fighting Hawks defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 42.1% (303 of 719) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 173rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 136 conceded on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went home victorious with a score of 62-46 when they faced Kansas State. The Cornhuskers pulled down 33 defensive boards and 19 offensive boards for a total of 52 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Kansas State was called for 11 personal fouls in this contest which took the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for a total of 4 attempts. They were able to make 1 of the free throw tries for a rate of 25.0%. In relation to 3-point shots, Nebraska knocked down 11 of their 31 attempts (35.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Cornhuskers ended up going 25 for 72 from the field which had them at 34.7%. The Cornhuskers permitted Kansas State to convert 16 out of their 60 tries from the field which had them sitting at 26.7% for the matchup. They shot 13.3% from three-point range by shooting 4 of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 18 from the free throw line (55.6%). When it comes to attacking the glass, Nebraska allowed Kansas State to get 31 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Rienk Mast ended up being a factor for the Cornhuskers for the contest. He buried 8 out of 15 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and had 12 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in the matchup.

Nebraska has a mark of 9-2 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Cornhuskers are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which is 247th in D-1. Nebraska has tallied 835 points for the campaign (75.9 per contest) and they collect 41.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per contest (86th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.7 times per game. The Cornhuskers are committing 13.7 fouls per contest and they go 74.2% from the charity stripe.

The Nebraska defense allows 27.9% on 3-pointers (77 of 276) and opponents are connecting on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.4 assists and 35.5 boards per game, which ranks them 37th and 210th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cornhuskers defensively are ranked 51st in the nation in PPG allowed with 64.9. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.9% from the field (19th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Nebraska

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