Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/16/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Sunday, February 16, 2025

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: BTN

Welsh-Ryan Arena is the site where the Northwestern Wildcats (13-12) will try to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-9) on Sunday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers took the court against Maryland and took a loss by a final of 83-75 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up walking away with 15 and Maryland racked up 13 fouls. They knocked down 7 of 15 shots from downtown. Maryland finished the game at 77.8% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Maryland totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Maryland earned 15 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Nebraska allowed 58.5% from the floor on 31 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 22 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cornhuskers buried 16 of 17 tries for a percentage of 94.1%. Nebraska finished having earned a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and made 9 of 25 three-point attempts.

Juwan Gary is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He finished 42.1% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played 38 minutes played and totaled 2 rebounds. He scored 22 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Nebraska comes into this contest with a record of 16-9 for the year. They turn it over 11.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Nebraska is collecting 35.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 349 dimes this season, which has them ranked 160th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Cornhuskers are shooting 33.2% on three-point attempts (184 of 554) and 75.4% from the free throw line. They average 76.2 points per game (127th in D-1) while shooting 46.0% from the field.

On defense, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are 208th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 333 relinquished this year. The Cornhuskers are giving up a FG percentage of 42.2% (632 of 1,498) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 33.9% on 3-pointers while they are 183rd in college in PPG allowed (71.6).

In their last game, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a score of 81-75 when they faced Oregon. The Wildcats were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 25 for the contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. Oregon had 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to bury 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 50.0%. With respect to 3-pointers, Northwestern knocked down 8 out of 19 tries (42.1%). Overall, the Wildcats finished the game shooting 31 out of 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.7%. The Wildcats allowed Oregon to convert 24 out of their 51 attempts from the field which left them shooting 47.1% for the game. They went 38.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 21 and finished the game at 25 of 28 from the free throw line (89.3%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Northwestern allowed Oregon to get 29 overall (7 offensive).

Ty Berry ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 10 in the game for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 38 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Northwestern has a win-loss mark of 13-12 this year. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 17.6 fouls per contest and they go 73.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per contest (119th in the country) and they turn the ball over 9.6 times per game. Northwestern has scored 1,848 pts so far this season (73.9 per contest) and they average 33.7 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 206th in Division 1.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 149th in the nation in PPG given up with 70.6. They are able to force 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.2% from the floor (216th in D-1). The Northwestern defense gives up 34.8% from downtown (186 of 535) and their opponents are making 74.0% of their foul shots. They give up 14.7 dimes and 34.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 306th and 170th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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