The Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2) take on the No. 21 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (5-1) at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Action begins at 9:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Cornhuskers defeated Tennessee 82-71 on Saturday. Andrew White III had 15 points and four rebounds for Nebraska. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, are coming off a close 78-77 loss against Northeastern on Friday. Davon Reed had a team-high 19 points.
Nebraska is a five-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 145 points. The Cornhuskers have gone 5-2 Straight Up (SU) and 3-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Nebraska is known to control the offensive glass, where it racks up an impressive 14.3 offensive rebounds per game.
As for their opponent, the Hurricanes head into the game with records of 4-1 ATS and 5-1 SU. The Hurricanes are getting to the foul line at a high rate. Their 119 free throws made ranks 44th in Division I. The Hurricanes are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking 23rd in Division I at 1.62.
These two will be facing off in their first head-to-head clash of the season. When they last met the Cornhuskers were winners, bumping their SU record to 2-0 over Miami (FL). With a 2-0 record, the Cornhuskers also have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Neb, ATS Winner – Neb, O/U – Over
Notes
Nebraska is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Nebraska is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
Miami (FL) is one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 89.3 points per game (ranked 12th). Nebraska allows 63.3 points per game (ranked 46th).
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes have the third-best offensive rating in the nation (130.8). The Nebraska Cornhuskers have a defensive rating of 92.1 (ranked 50th).
Nebraska has an average field goal percentage of 44.7%. Miami (FL) is a winning 3-1 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Miami (FL) Hurricanes rank lower for their field goal percentage (10th) than their effective field goal percentage (sixth), while the Nebraska Cornhuskers rank the same for both metrics (150th).
Miami (FL) ranks 84th in assists, recording 15.7 per game. Nebraska performs worse at 201st with 13.1 assists per game.
Nebraska, the 55th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 42.1 rebounds per game. Miami (FL) does worse, ranked 232nd with 35.7.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers average 7.3 steals per game. The Miami (FL) Hurricanes are undefeated at 1-0 when they allow at least 7 steals.
