Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 3/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena is where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-11) will play the Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-14) on Saturday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers stepped onto the hardwood against Northwestern and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-63 in their last contest. Minnesota finished the game with a 42.1% FG percentage (24 of 57) and made 5 of 19 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Golden Gophers knocked down 10 of 14 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 15 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 49.1% from the floor on 28 of 57 shooting. Northwestern recorded 21 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Northwestern grabbed 28 boards (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northwestern finished shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 16 shots. They also knocked down 9 of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up with 17 while Northwestern accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Dawson Garcia is a player who was a factor for the contest. He notched 26 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He played for 40 minutes and grabbed 9 rebounds. He ended up shooting 45.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Minnesota will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-14 for the campaign. They cough up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.1 fouls every game. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 434 assists this year, which has them ranked 84th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 32.1% on shots from downtown (183 of 570) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.3 points per game (318th in D-1) while going 44.3% from the field.

On defense, the Golden Gophers are able to force 10.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 315th in college in giving up assists with 423 surrendered on the campaign. The Golden Gophers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.1% (686 of 1,554) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 35.9% on 3-point shots and they are 102nd in college in points per game allowed (69.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a defeat with a final score of 49-46 against Michigan. The Cornhuskers were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. Michigan committed 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to three-point attempts, Nebraska knocked down 6 of 28 attempts (21.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Cornhuskers went 16 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 25.8%. The Cornhuskers permitted Michigan to bury 18 out of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.5% in the game. They finished 18.5% from downtown by hitting 5 out of 27 and finished the contest at 8 of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). When discussing team rebounding, Nebraska permitted Michigan to grab 42 overall (8 offensive).

Brice Williams ended up having an impact for the Cornhuskers in this contest. He buried 9 out of 21 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and added 4 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 17-11 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cornhuskers are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 148th in Division 1. Nebraska has scored 2,090 points this year (74.6 per game) and they collect 35.0 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per game (163rd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. The Cornhuskers are committing 15.5 fouls every game and they connect on 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Cornhuskers on the defensive end are ranked 160th in college in points per game surrendered with 71.2. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (91st in D-1). The Nebraska defense allows 33.4% on three-point shots (262 of 784) and their opponents are knocking down 70.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.6 assists and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 222nd and 262nd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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