Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-7) are headed to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (15-7).

The Nebraska Cornhuskers played Illinois and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 87-84 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Cornhuskers finished with 21 while Illinois recorded 11 fouls. They also buried 9 of 34 attempts from beyond the arc. Illinois ended up going 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 30 attempts. Furthermore, Illinois collected 46 boards (15 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Illinois recorded 18 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Pertaining to defending, Nebraska allowed 41.4% from the field on 29 of 70 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 32 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers converted 14 of their 14 tries for a rate of 100.0%. Nebraska finished the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (29 out of 68) and made 12 out of their 28 3-pointers.

Keisei Tominaga is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He recorded 31 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and snagged 3 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Nebraska enters this game with a mark of 16-7 on the campaign. They have an average of 77.7 pts per contest (89th in Division 1) while hitting 44.9% from the floor. The Cornhuskers are shooting 36.6% on shots from distance (222 of 607) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Nebraska is snagging 38.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 360 dimes this season, which is 38th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They surrender 32.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 160th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (71.0). The Cornhuskers are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.4% (587 of 1,454) and they surrender 37.2 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 271st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 312 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Northwestern Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 75-66 against Minnesota. The Wildcats earned 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. Minnesota committed 19 fouls in this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 65.0%. With respect to shots from distance, Northwestern buried 11 of their 23 attempts (47.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 21 for 55 from the field which had them at 38.2%. The Wildcats allowed Minnesota to convert 26 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.4% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from three-point range by connecting on 7 out of 23 and finished the contest at 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). When discussing team rebounding, Northwestern allowed Minnesota to pull down 31 overall (6 offensive).

Boo Buie ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for the matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 44 mins of playing time and accounted for 7 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 out of 14 for this contest for a field goal rate of 35.7%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Northwestern has a record of 15-7 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 47.5% from the field, which is 48th in the country. Northwestern has earned 1,650 points so far this year (75.0 per game) and they average 30.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 16.4 times per game (35th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.2 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 18.4 fouls per contest while shooting 72.3% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 131st in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.1. They are forcing 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (282nd in D-1). The Northwestern defense surrenders 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (159 of 441) and their opposition makes 73.5% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.6 dimes and 33.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 254th and 107th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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