Michigan Wolverines vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 2/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Monday, February 24, 2025

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Tuscaloosa, AL

TV: FS1

The Michigan Wolverines (20-5) are en route to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-10).

The Michigan Wolverines stepped onto the hardwood against Ohio State and earned the victory with a final of 86-83 in their last contest. Michigan ended having earned a 48.5% field goal percentage (33 of 68) and buried 7 of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines made 13 of their 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 43 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 13 assists in the game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defense, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 out of 61 shooting. Ohio State distributed 13 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. Additionally, Ohio State pulled down 28 boards (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Ohio State shot 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 27 attempts. They knocked down 9 of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Wolverines left the arena with 20 while Ohio State had 16 fouls.

Vladislav Goldin is one player who came through in the game. He finished 64.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played 24 mins played and totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Michigan enters this game with a mark of 20-5 so far this year. They currently have an average of 81.6 pts per contest (28th in D-1) while connecting on 49.0% from the field. The Wolverines are shooting 36.0% on shots from 3-point land (228 of 633) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Michigan is pulling down 38.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 418 dimes for the campaign, which is 65th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Wolverines are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 162nd in D-1 in opponents PPG (71.0). The Wolverines defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.9% (638 of 1,560) and they relinquish 32.7 boards per game as a team. They are 21st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 279 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a loss by a score of 89-72 when they faced Penn State. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Nebraska permitted Penn State to snag 23 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 34.8% from three-point range by going 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 14 at the free throw line (92.9%). The Cornhuskers permitted Penn State to bury 34 out of their 56 tries from the field which had them at 60.7% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Cornhuskers finished shooting 28 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Nebraska made 7 out of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 9 of the free throws for a rate of 81.8%. Penn State had 13 fouls for the matchup which got the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Cornhuskers collected 16 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 19 in this game.

Connor Essegian ended up having an impact for the Cornhuskers for the game. He converted 8 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for the game.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 17-10 on the season. The Cornhuskers commit 15.4 fouls per game and they shoot 75.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per contest (138th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. Nebraska has totaled 2,044 points this season (75.7 per game) and they grab 34.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Cornhuskers are shooting 46.2% from the field, which is ranked 104th in Division 1.

The Nebraska defense surrenders 33.9% on 3-point shots (257 of 757) and opponents are connecting on 71.1% of their foul shots. They give up 13.6 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 233rd and 233rd in those defensive categories. The Cornhuskers on the defensive end are ranked 190th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 72.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (119th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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