North Florida Ospreys vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 12/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Florida Ospreys vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the location where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) will go up against the North Florida Ospreys (4-2) on Sunday.

The North Florida Ospreys faced off with Edward Waters and notched a win by a score of 108-59 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Ospreys ended up walking away with 21 and Edward Waters accounted for 14 fouls. They also knocked down 1 of 10 attempts from 3-point range. Edward Waters finished the game at 30.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of 13 attempts. In addition, Edward Waters grabbed 29 boards (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Edward Waters distributed 15 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, North Florida allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 27 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned a total of 46 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Ospreys knocked down 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. North Florida walked away from the contest having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (39 of 77) and made 20 of 41 3-point shots.

Josh Harris is a guy who came through in this contest. He totaled 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played for 20 minutes and pulled down 11 rebounds. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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North Florida will take the court with a mark of 4-2 on the campaign. They average 88.2 points per contest (16th in college basketball) while shooting 46.7% from the floor. The Ospreys are connecting on 38.3% from downtown (80 of 209) and 67.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, North Florida is collecting 38.8 boards per game and has racked up 97 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 183rd in college basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.8 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Ospreys are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 14.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 158th in college basketball in giving up assists with 85 surrendered for the campaign. The Ospreys defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.8% (183 of 391) and they surrender 38.8 boards per game as a group. They give up 32.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 316th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took home the win by a final score of 96-79 against South Dakota. The Cornhuskers corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this game. They gave up possession 12 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. South Dakota earned 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a clip of 81.0%. Regarding 3-point shots, Nebraska made 13 out of their 33 tries (39.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cornhuskers finished the game shooting 33 out of 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.5%. The Cornhuskers permitted South Dakota to bury 26 out of their 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.3% in this matchup. They finished 28.6% from three-point range by going 8 out of 28 and ended up going 19 out of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). In regard to cleaning up the glass, Nebraska permitted South Dakota to collect 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Connor Essegian ended up being a major contributor for the Cornhuskers for the contest. He made 10 out of 22 for the game for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He tallied 29 points in his 33 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in the game.

Nebraska has a mark of 5-1 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 43.9% from the floor, which ranks them 227th in the country. Nebraska has scored 480 pts for the year (80.0 per contest) and they grab 40.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 13.7 times per game (216th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 12.2 times per game. The Cornhuskers have committed 16.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Nebraska defense gives up 32.8% from downtown (60 of 183) and their opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.0 assists and 33.8 total boards per game, which ranks 125th and 142nd in college basketball. The Cornhuskers defensively are ranked 104th in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.3. They have forced 16.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (52nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nebraska

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