The Northwestern Wildcats (13-4) travel to face off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-5) on Saturday, January 20th. This game will be played at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln and televised on BTN. Northwestern is coming off a win in their previous game, while Nebraska is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Iowa. Tip-off is set for 2:15 ET.

Northwestern Wildcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Northwestern Wildcats Are Coming Off A Win

Northwestern enters this game with a 13-4 record, including a 4-2 mark in Big Ten play. On the road, the Wildcats are just 2-3 compared to their 11-1 record at home. They are coming off a 72-69 win over Maryland.

So far, Northwestern has been the underdog in five games, going 2-3 in those matchups. Over their last 10 games on the road, the Wildcats are 4-6. On average, they are being outscored by 6.6 points per game away from home.

As the underdog, Northwestern has gone 2-3 vs. the spread this season. On the road, their ATS mark is 1-3-1, and over their last three road games, they are just 1-2 vs. the spread. For the season, the Wildcats have an ATS record of 7-8-2 and are 6-5-1 vs. the spread at home.

This season, the over/under record for Northwestern is 10-7, and today’s over/under line of 144.5 is higher than the average over/under line in their games this year (135.8). So far, 10 of their games have finished with more points than today’s line. In their last three games, the over/under record is 3-0.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Nebraska comes into this game with a record of 13-5, including a 3-3 mark in Big Ten play. They are 11-1 at home this season, and their average scoring margin at home is +13.7 points per game.

So far this year, the Cornhuskers have been favored in 11 of their 18 games, going 10-1 in those contests. In their last game, they lost to Iowa by a score of 94-76.

As the favorite this season, Nebraska has gone 7-3-1 vs. the spread. Their home ATS mark is 8-3-1, and they are 3-0 ATS in their last three games at home. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Cornhuskers have gone 6-3-1 vs. the spread.

Nebraska’s over/under record for the season is 11-6 and the average scoring total in their games is 147.4 points. Today’s over/under line of 144.5 is lower than the average OU line in their games this year (147.6). Over their last three games, the over/under record is 3-0 and the average scoring total is 166 points.

Northwestern Offense Breakdown

The Northwestern offense is coming off a game where they scored 72 points against Maryland. They posted a field goal percentage of 43.6% and connected on 6 threes. Boo Buie is leading the team in scoring at 18.4 points per contest. Brooks Barnhizer has also been a key contributor with a PPG average of 13.9 going into the game.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Boo Buie (G)	18.4	3.6	4.9
Brooks Barnhizer (G)	13.9	6.6	2.6
Ty Berry (G)	11.6	4.1	1.4

Nebraska Offense Breakdown

The Nebraska offense is coming off a game in which they scored 76 points vs. Iowa. Overall their field goal percentage was 47.6% while connecting on 4 threes. Brice Williams is leading the team in scoring at 13.3 points per contest. Keisei Tominaga has also been a key contributor with a PPG average of 14.6 going into the game.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Brice Williams (G)	13.3	5.6	2.7
Keisei Tominaga (G)	14.6	1.8	1.2
Rienk Mast (F)	12.8	8.4	2.8

Northwestern Team Defense

Currently, the Wildcats’ defense holds the 71st rank in the nation, allowing 67.0 points per game. The Northwestern defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 69 points and allowed Maryland to connect on 6 threes.

Nebraska Team Defense

Currently, the Cornhuskers’ defense holds the 121st rank in the nation, allowing 70.1 points per game. In terms of field goal percentage allowed, Nebraska’s defense has allowed opponents to shoot 40.1% from the field, including a three-point shooting percentage allowed of 32.5% this season.

Wildcats vs Cornhuskers Trends

• Across their three previous road games, Northwestern has an ATS mark of 1-2. Their straight up record in these matchups was 1-2 while averaging 68 points per game.
• Across the Cornhuskers last three home games, the team averaged 76 points per game while allowing 89. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 0-3, while going 0-3 straight-up.
• As the betting underdog, the Wildcats have an ATS mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. Northwestern posted a straight up mark of 1-2 in these matchups.
• Over the team’s last five games as the favorite, the Cornhuskers struggled vs the spread going just 2-3. However, they still had a straight up mark of 4-1.

Wildcats vs Cornhuskers Prediction

The Cornhuskers is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 76-68. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Cornhuskers at -4.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 144.5 and given that our model is projecting 144 points between the teams, we like the under.

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