South Dakota Coyotes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 11/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota Coyotes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The South Dakota Coyotes (6-2) are headed to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1).

The South Dakota Coyotes faced off with Randall and earned the victory with a final of 112-50 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Coyotes finished with 13 while Randall accumulated 9 personal fouls. They also made 7 of 35 tries from distance. Randall finished the contest at 90.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 10 tries. Moreover, Randall collected 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Randall earned 9 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. Pertaining to defense, South Dakota allowed their opponent to shoot 27.9% from the floor on 17 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists for this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected 47 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Coyotes knocked down 8 of 14 tries for a percentage of 57.1%. South Dakota walked away from the contest with a 62.0% FG percentage (44 of 71) and knocked down 16 of their 37 three-point shots.

Paul Bruns is one guy who was important for this game. He finished 88.9% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 8 minutes played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 8 of 9 shooting.

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South Dakota heads into this game with a record of 6-2 on the year. They cough up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, South Dakota is snagging 39.5 boards per game and has tallied 115 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 30th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Coyotes are hitting 32.0% on three-point attempts (74 of 231) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 88.1 points per game (20th in Division 1) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Coyotes have forced 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 309th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 100 surrendered for the season. The Coyotes defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (219 of 511) and they relinquish 36.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 29.7% on three-point shots while they are 248th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (74.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-63 against Creighton. When discussing cleaning the glass, Nebraska permitted Creighton to pull down 34 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by going 12 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Cornhuskers allowed Creighton to convert 17 of 52 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 32.7% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Cornhuskers shot 24 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Nebraska made 4 of 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Creighton committed 19 fouls in this contest which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They turned the ball over 7 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Cornhuskers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup.

Brice Williams ended up being a factor for the Cornhuskers for the game. He converted 4 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 4-1 so far this season. The Cornhuskers commit 17.0 personal fouls every game and they go 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.6 times per game (302nd in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. Nebraska has scored 384 pts so far this season (76.8 per contest) and they pull in 39.4 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Cornhuskers are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 262nd in the nation.

The Nebraska defense concedes 33.5% on three-point shots (52 of 155) and their opponents are knocking down 65.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 12.0 assists and 34.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 137th and 153rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Cornhuskers are ranked 73rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 65.0. They are forcing 17.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.1% from the field (47th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nebraska

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