Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: BTN

Crisler Center is the location where the Michigan Wolverines (8-22) will try to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (21-9) on Sunday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced Rutgers and went home with a win by a final score of 67-56 in their last contest. Nebraska ended having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (22 out of 54) and converted 9 of their 27 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers knocked down 14 of their 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 42 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning defense, Nebraska allowed their opponent to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 21 out of 64 shooting. Rutgers earned 9 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Additionally, Rutgers grabbed 38 rebounds (18 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Rutgers finished the game shooting 52.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 19 attempts. They made 4 of 25 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up finishing with 16 and Rutgers recorded 17 personal fouls.

Keisei Tominaga is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He finished the game at 46.2% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 29 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Nebraska enters this one with a win-loss mark of 21-9 this season. They turn it over 11.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Nebraska is snagging 38.1 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 459 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 69th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Cornhuskers are shooting 35.8% from downtown (283 of 791) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.5 pts per game (96th in D-1) while connecting on 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Cornhuskers are able to force 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are conceding 31.8% on shots from downtown and they are 101st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.3). The Cornhuskers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.6% (740 of 1,870) and they relinquish 37.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 181st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 388 conceded for the year.

In their last game, the Michigan Wolverines walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-61 when they played Ohio State. When discussing attacking the glass, Michigan permitted Ohio State to get 27 in total (2 on the offensive side). They shot 41.7% from three-point range by shooting 5 out of 12 and ended up going 25 of 31 at the charity stripe (80.6%). The Wolverines permitted Ohio State to make 27 out of 48 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.3% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Wolverines went 20 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 36.4%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Michigan made 5 out of 18 tries (27.8%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 72.7%. Ohio State earned 16 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Wolverines snagged 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 28 in the matchup.

Dug McDaniel pitched in for the Wolverines for this contest. He earned 19 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists for this game. He made 7 of 21 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Michigan has a win-loss record of 8-22 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wolverines are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is 170th in college hoops. Michigan has accounted for 2,207 points for the campaign (73.6 per contest) and they average 35.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per game (238th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. The Wolverines are responsible for committing 17.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.8% from the charity stripe.

The Michigan defense allows 36.0% on 3-point shots (220 of 611) and their opponents are connecting on 73.1% of their foul shots. They have allowed 13.6 assists and 35.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 247th and 199th in those defensive categories. The Wolverines are ranked 341st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 79.2. They are forcing 9.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (329th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan

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