The Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-1) travel to face off against the Michigan State Spartans (7-2) on Saturday, December 7th. This game will be played at Breslin Center in East Lansing and televised on BTN. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:00 ET.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Michigan State Spartans

The Cornhuskers Are Coming Off A Win

Nebraska improved to 6-1 on the season with a dominant 103-72 win over North Florida on Sunday. Playing at home, the Cornhuskers were -17 favorites and covered the spread with ease.

Nebraska led 53-32 at halftime and continued their strong play in the second half, scoring 50 points while allowing 40. The game’s total points of 175 went over the pre-game O/U line of 158.5.

The Spartans Are Coming Off A Win

Michigan State improved to 7-2 on the season with a 90-72 win over Minnesota on Wednesday. The Spartans, who were -4.5 favorites, covered the spread in this one.

Leading 42-30 at halftime, Michigan State scored 48 points in the 2nd half while allowing 42. The total points for the game hit 162, going over the O/U line of 131.5.

Cornhuskers Offense Breakdown

Nebraska’s offense was firing on all cylinders, putting up 103 points with a 58% shooting performance from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 66.7%, thanks to hitting 64.4% of their two-point attempts and 45.8% from beyond the arc.

Connor Essegian led the way, hitting 6 of 8 threes and finishing with 22 points in just 21 minutes. The Cornhuskers dished out 22 assists, with Brice Williams and Jaylen Smith each contributing 6 dimes.

Spartans Offense Breakdown

Michigan State’s offense was firing on all cylinders, putting up 90 points with a 52.7% shooting performance from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 61.8%, thanks in part to hitting 50% of their threes, going 11-for-22 from deep.

The Spartans also connected on 80.8% of their free throws, making 21 of 26 attempts, and dished out 25 assists. Xavier Booker was a standout, hitting 3 of 4 threes and shooting 80% overall, while Mike Mitchell Jr. knocked down 5 threes at a 55.6% clip.

Cornhuskers Team Defense

Nebraska struggled defensively, allowing 72 points on 58% shooting from the field. The Cornhuskers gave up 64% shooting on two-point attempts, with their opponent hitting 29 of 45 shots inside the arc.

From three-point range, Nebraska’s defense allowed 11 threes on 24 attempts, a 45% success rate. They also sent their opponent to the line 18 times, where they converted 12 free throws.

Spartans Team Defense

Nebraska’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 72 points while allowing the opposing team to shoot 58% from the field. The Cornhuskers couldn’t contain the two-point attack, as the other team hit 64% of their shots inside the arc, going 29/45.

From three-point range, Nebraska allowed 11 threes on 24 attempts, with the other team shooting 45%. They also sent the opponent to the free-throw line 18 times, where they made 12 free throws, shooting 66%. Nebraska did manage to limit offensive rebounds, giving up just 6.

Cornhuskers vs Spartans Trends

• The Cornhuskers are 3-2 ATS in their last road games and 3-2 straight-up.
• In their last ten games at home, the Spartans have a straight up record of 5-5 while going 7-3 vs. the spread. The team averaged 73 points per game in this stretch.
• As the betting underdog, the Cornhuskers have an ATS mark of just 2-3 in their last five games. Nebraska posted a straight up mark of 1-4 in these matchups.
• Through their previous five contests as the betting favorite, the Spartans have a strong record of 4-1. Their record vs the spread in these matchups is 2-3.

Cornhuskers vs Spartans Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Spartans to secure the win, with an expected final score of 77-69. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -6.5.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 147.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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