Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

Mackey Arena is where the Purdue Boilermakers (12-4) will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-3) on Sunday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers took the court against Iowa and took a loss by a final of 97-87 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up finishing with 21 and Iowa accounted for 17 fouls. They also knocked down 17 out of their 35 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Iowa finished the contest at 88.0% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of 25 tries. Additionally, Iowa snagged 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Iowa distributed 23 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Nebraska allowed the other team to go 47.5% from the field on 29 of 61 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this contest as well as creating 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cornhuskers converted 12 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Nebraska ended the contest with a 46.5% FG percentage (33 of 71) and made 9 of 23 shots from 3-point land.

Brice Williams is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He was able to score 28 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Nebraska will enter this matchup with a record of 12-3 on the season. They currently have an average of 77.5 points per outing (125th in the country) while shooting 46.3% from the field. The Cornhuskers are connecting on 34.3% from downtown (112 of 327) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Nebraska is snagging 37.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 204 assists for the campaign, which is 245th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Cornhuskers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are 95th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 182 relinquished this year. The Cornhuskers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 38.8% (341 of 880) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 30.8% on 3-pointers and they rank 65th in D-1 in PPG allowed (66.7).

For their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 68-50 when they played Rutgers. The Boilermakers pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Rutgers committed 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 50.0%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Purdue knocked down 4 out of their 24 tries (16.7%). Overall, the Boilermakers shot 28 out of 56 from the floor which had them at 50.0%. The Boilermakers allowed Rutgers to knock down 17 of their 52 attempts from the field which left them shooting 32.7% in the matchup. They finished 30.4% from distance by connecting on 7 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). Regarding how they rebounded, Purdue permitted Rutgers to pull down 35 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Braden Smith was important for the Boilermakers for this game. He earned 16 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and earned 14 assists for the contest. He buried 6 out of 10 in the game for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 12-4 this year. The Boilermakers are committing 15.1 fouls per game and they connect on 71.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per game (26th in the country) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per game. Purdue has scored 1,229 points so far this season (76.8 per contest) and they pull down 33.4 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Boilermakers are connecting on 48.9% from the floor, which is ranked 33rd in college hoops.

The Purdue defense gives up 30.7% from downtown (116 of 378) and opponents are making 72.5% of their free throw attempts. They give up 14.3 assists and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 269th and 91st in Division 1. The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 106th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.6. They are able to force 11.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (172nd in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nebraska

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