Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in South Bend, IN

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-9) are hitting the road to Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-12).

The Nebraska Cornhuskers faced Maryland and took a loss by a final of 83-75 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Cornhuskers finished with 15 and Maryland had 13 personal fouls. They buried 7 out of their 15 shots from beyond the perimeter. Maryland finished shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 18 shots. In addition, Maryland collected 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Maryland doled out 15 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. With regard to defense, Nebraska let their opponent shoot 58.5% from the floor on 31 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 3 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they collected 22 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Cornhuskers knocked down 16 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 94.1%. Nebraska finished the contest with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 out of 58) and buried 9 out of their 25 three-point shots.

Juwan Gary is one guy who had an impact for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 42.1% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 38 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Nebraska comes into this one with a record of 16-9 this year. They turn it over 11.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Nebraska is grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 349 assists so far this year, which is 160th in the nation in terms of passing. The Cornhuskers are shooting 33.2% on three-point shots (184 of 554) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They average 76.2 points per outing (127th in Division 1) while going 46.0% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 208th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 333 conceded for the year. The Cornhuskers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (632 of 1,498) and they surrender 35.0 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from distance and they are ranked 183rd in college in points per game allowed (71.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-67 when they played USC. When talking about team rebounding, Penn State permitted USC to get 26 in all (3 offensive). They went 75.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 12 out of 16 and ended up shooting 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Nittany Lions allowed USC to knock down 33 out of 49 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 67.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Nittany Lions went 21 for 49 from the field which had them sitting at 42.9%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Penn State knocked down 7 of 26 attempts (26.9%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a clip of 64.3%. USC committed 22 personal fouls for the game which took the Nittany Lions to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Nittany Lions were able to collect 14 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 22 in the game.

Ace Baldwin Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the Nittany Lions in this matchup. He scored 15 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in this contest. He buried 3 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Penn State has a win-loss record of 13-12 this year. The Nittany Lions are committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they hit 74.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.8 times per game (55th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.2 times per game. Penn State has accounted for 1,993 pts this season (79.7 per contest) and they collect 33.9 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is 55th in college.

The Penn State defense gives up 34.8% on 3-point attempts (195 of 561) and their opposition knocks down 72.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 16.6 assists and 33.7 total boards per game, which is ranked 356th and 145th in Division 1. The Nittany Lions are ranked 238th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 73.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (299th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Nebraska

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