Southern Jaguars vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 12/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Monday, December 30, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the site where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2) will take on the Southern Jaguars (5-7) on Monday.

The Southern Jaguars stepped onto the hardwood against USC and took a loss by a score of 82-51 in their last contest. Southern walked away from the game having earned a 32.7% FG percentage (17 of 52) and made 2 of 19 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Jaguars converted 15 of 22 tries for a rate of 68.2%. In regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 22 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 8 assists for this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When talking about defense, Southern let their opponent shoot 48.0% from the field on 24 of 50 shooting. USC totaled 17 assists and had 11 steals in the matchup. On top of that, USC had 35 boards (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. USC ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 28 of their 35 tries. They buried 6 of their 17 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of personal fouls, the Jaguars ended up finishing with 25 and USC totaled 15 personal fouls.

DaMariee Jones is someone who was a factor for the contest. He ended up shooting 66.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 20 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 10 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Southern enters this game with a win-loss record of 5-7 for the year. They have an average of 79.1 points per game (95th in college) while shooting 44.6% from the field. The Jaguars are hitting 31.1% on 3-point shots (83 of 267) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern is collecting 37.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 167 dimes this year, which ranks 221st in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 18.8 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Jaguars are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers every game and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are 291st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 187 relinquished this year. The Jaguars defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.0% (291 of 661) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 36.0% on shots from downtown while they are 220th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (72.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took home the win by a final score of 78-66 when they faced Oregon State. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Nebraska allowed Oregon State to pull down 21 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 24 and finished the game at 15 out of 16 at the free throw line (93.8%). The Cornhuskers permitted Oregon State to convert 21 of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Cornhuskers shot 25 for 47 from the field which had them shooting 53.2%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Nebraska converted 8 out of their 20 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 20 of those for a clip of 83.3%. Oregon State was called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. The Cornhuskers earned 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 29 for the game.

Brice Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Cornhuskers in the game. He totaled 25 points in his 32 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes for the contest. He converted 9 of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 10-2 this year. When it comes to offense, the Cornhuskers are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which is 94th in the nation. Nebraska has accounted for 933 points this season (77.8 per contest) and they grab 35.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (245th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per game. The Cornhuskers are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game and they go 77.1% from the charity stripe.

The Nebraska defense concedes 31.5% on shots from distance (112 of 355) and their opponents are converting on 71.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 11.3 assists and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 79th and 133rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Cornhuskers are ranked 76th in the country in PPG allowed with 66.9. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.3% from the floor (42nd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern

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