USC Trojans vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the site where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-6) will try to beat the USC Trojans (11-7) on Wednesday.

The USC Trojans played Wisconsin and took a loss by a final of 84-69 in their last contest. USC wrapped up the game with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and buried 6 of their 15 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trojans buried 11 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 24 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of defense, USC allowed their opponent to shoot 56.4% from the floor on 31 out of 55 shooting. Wisconsin recorded 17 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. In addition, Wisconsin snagged 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wisconsin shot 86.7% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 15 shots. They knocked down 9 of 28 shots from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Trojans ended up with 18 and Wisconsin recorded 14 personal fouls.

Saint Thomas is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He scored 19 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up going 63.6% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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USC will enter this contest with a record of 11-7 on the season. They cough up possession 11.8 times per game and as a team are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a team, USC is pulling down 32.3 boards per game and has accumulated 291 assists for the year, which is 83rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Trojans are hitting 35.2% on 3-pointers (115 of 327) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.0 pts per contest (123rd in the nation) while connecting on 48.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Trojans are able to force 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.6 fouls. They give up 32.0% on shots from downtown while they are 215th in college in PPG allowed (72.3). The Trojans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (452 of 1,022) and they relinquish 31.8 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 270th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 266 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went home defeated by a final of 69-66 against Maryland. The Cornhuskers recorded 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. Maryland committed 13 fouls in the matchup which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for 11 shots. They were able to bury 6 of the free throws for a rate of 54.5%. In terms of three-point shots, Nebraska made 6 of their 16 attempts (37.5%). Overall, the Cornhuskers ended up going 27 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6%. The Cornhuskers permitted Maryland to make 26 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.8% in the game. They went 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 10 of 25 and ended up going 7 of 12 from the charity stripe (58.3%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Nebraska permitted Maryland to grab 30 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Andrew Morgan was important for the Cornhuskers for this game. He buried 7 out of 12 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 24 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Nebraska has a mark of 12-6 so far this year. The Cornhuskers are committing 15.7 fouls per game and they hit 74.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (173rd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 12.3 times per game. Nebraska has totaled 1,379 pts so far this year (76.6 per game) and they pull in 36.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 110th in college hoops.

The Cornhuskers on the defensive side of the court are 128th in the country in points given up per game with 69.9. They have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (72nd in Division 1). The Nebraska defense surrenders 33.5% on shots from distance (177 of 529) and opponents are making 69.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.6 assists and 34.1 rebounds per game, which is ranked 226th and 166th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nebraska

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