Rider Broncs vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 11/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rider Broncs vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Monday, November 13, 2023

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the site where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0) will attempt to defeat the Rider Broncs (1-1) on Monday.

The Rider Broncs stepped onto the hardwood against Marquette and took a loss by a score of 95-65 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Broncs finished with 17 while Marquette totaled 16 fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 30 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Marquette shot 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 21 tries. In addition, Marquette grabbed 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Marquette earned 23 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, Rider allowed 54.8% from the field on 34 of 62 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected a total of 36 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Broncs converted 8 of 15 tries for a percentage of 53.3%. Rider ended with a 39.4% field goal percentage (26 out of 66) and converted 5 of 19 three-point shots.

Mervin James is a player who was important for this contest. He scored 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and also collected 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Rider will enter this game with a mark of 1-1 for the campaign. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Rider is pulling in 46.0 boards per contest and has racked up 38 dimes for the year, which ranks 48th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Broncs are hitting 31.0% on shots from distance (13 of 42) and 58.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 89.0 pts per contest (61st in the country) while going 48.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Broncs have forced 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They rank 318th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 34 surrendered on the year. The Broncs are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.4% (56 of 129) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 32.3% on three-point shots and they are 312th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (81.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went home victorious with a score of 81-54 when they faced Florida A&M. The Cornhuskers collected 34 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this game. They gave up possession 18 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Florida A&M was called for 26 fouls in this matchup which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for a total of 36 tries. They were able to make 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 69.4%. Concerning shots from distance, Nebraska knocked down 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Cornhuskers walked away from this one shooting 23 for 56 from the floor which had them shooting 41.1%. The Cornhuskers allowed Florida A&M to make 20 out of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 30.3% for this game. They wrapped up this game 20.0% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 4 of 20 and ended up shooting 10 out of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Nebraska permitted Florida A&M to snag 33 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Rienk Mast ended up being a major contributor for the Cornhuskers for the game. He accumulated 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and tallied 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 6 of 14 for the contest for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and tallied 16 rebounds.

Nebraska has a record of 2-0 this season. The Cornhuskers are committing 14.5 fouls every game and they go 67.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.0 times per contest (90th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.5 times per game. Nebraska has 165 pts for the campaign (82.5 per game) and they collect 49.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Cornhuskers are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which ranks them 189th in the country.

The Nebraska defense allows 19.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (7 of 36) and their opponents are converting on 57.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 6.0 dimes and 37.5 rebounds per contest, which is 15th and 245th in college hoops. The Cornhuskers on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 53.0. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 31.3% from the floor (15th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nebraska

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