duquesque dukes vs nebraska ncaab prediction

NCAAB Duquesne Dukes vs Nebraska Prediction 11/22/2023

The Duquesne Dukes (4-1) travel to face off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-0) on Wednesday, November 22nd. This game will be played at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln and televised on BTN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 8:00 ET.

Duquesne Dukes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Duquesne Dukes Are Coming Off A Win

Duquesne will face Nebraska in their 6th game of the season, holding a record of 4-1. In their last three games away from home, including last year, Duquesne has a record of 1-2. Duquesne has a winning record against the spread at 3-2. However, when playing on the road last season, they struggled vs. the spread with a 3-7 record.

In five games, Duquesne comes in with an over/under mark of 3-2-0, with their games averaging 147.6 points per game. When assessing the Dukes’ performance in their last three games, their over/under record stands at 1-2, with their games averaging 76 points per game.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers Are Coming Off A Win

Heading into their 6th game of the season, Nebraska remains undefeated at 5-0. In each of their previous five games, the Cornhuskers have been the team expected to win. At the moment, Nebraska holds a perfect 4-0 ATS record as they prepare to face Duquesne. Taking into account their performance from the previous season, Nebraska has been solid with a 7-2-1 ATS record in their last ten games.

Up to this point, games involving Nebraska have had an average of 135.8 points per game, with the average over/under line set at 142.3 points. Their over/under record is 2-3-0. In their most recent three games, the Cornhuskers’ over/under record is 1-2, with their games averaging 76 points per game.

Duquesne Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, Duquesne offense put up 77 points against Rider. They recorded an overall field goal percentage of 45.6% and made 12 threes. Leading Duquesne in scoring vs. Rider was Dae Dae Grant with his 23 points. Jimmy Clark III also added 14 points for the Dukes.

Name PPG REB AST
Dae Dae Grant (G) 20.2 3.2 2.2
Jimmy Clark III (G) 17.8 3.4 4.2
Kareem Rozier (G) 9.6 2.8 4.0

Nebraska Offense Breakdown

In their recent matchup, the Nebraska offense ended with 84 points against Oregon State. They finished with an overall field goal percentage of 46.2% and made 8 threes. One area that the Nebraska offense has been good this season is getting to the line. Currently, they are 34th in free-throw attempts per contest. Overall, they have a field goal percentage of 44%.

Name PPG REB AST
Brice Williams (G) 15.4 5.4 2.6
Rienk Mast (F) 14.8 11.2 2.8
C.J. Wilcher (G) 7.4 1.4 1.2

Duquesne Team Defense

At present, the Dukes’ defense is nationally ranked 74th, allowing 68.0 points per game. The Duquesne defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 58 points and allowed Rider to connect on 12 threes.

Nebraska Team Defense

So far, the Cornhuskers’ defense is ranked 9th in the country at 56.4 points per contest. So far, the Nebraska defense is giving up an average of 8.6 offensive rebounds per game and are turning teams over 11.4 times per game (326th).

Dukes vs Cornhuskers Trends

  • In their last five road games, Duquesne has averaged 81 points per game while allowing 81. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-3 while going 3-2.
  • In their last ten games at home, the Cornhuskers have a straight up record of 4-6 while going 3-7 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 69 points per game in these contests.
  • Spanning across their last three games as the betting underdog, the Dukes have gone 2-1 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 1-2.
  • As the betting favorite, the Cornhuskers have an ATS mark of just 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Nebraska posted a straight up mark of 9-1 in these matchups.

Dukes vs Cornhuskers Prediction

In this Cornhuskers vs. Cornhuskers matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Cornhuskers at -7.5. While we project the Cornhuskers to win 73-69, our recommendation is to bet on the Dukes for the point-spread.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 148.5, and our model projects the Dukes and Cornhuskers to reach a combined total of 142 points. Our bet is on taking the under.


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