Nebraska at Rutgers: 1/8/22 College Basketball Pick and Prediction

The Knights are averaging 68.6 points per game on 42.7% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 65.5 points per game. They are shooting 68.6% from the free throw line. 

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are coming off of a 13 point loss to Michigan State in their last time out. Derrick Walker had 16 points to lead Nebraska in the loss. Bryce McGowens and Kobe Webster each had 13 points.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are led in scoring by Bryce McGowens who averages 15.6 points and 5.7 rebounds for this team. Alonzo Verge averages 14.9 points and 5.4 rebounds a game for this team. Derrick Walker is the third leading scorer for the Owls as he averages 9.9 points a game for this team.

The Cornhuskers are averaging 74.7 points per game on 42.8% shooting from the field. They are allowing opponents to score 77.3 points per game. They are shooting 72.1% from the free throw line. 

The under is 6-1 in Cornhuskers last 7 vs. a team with a winning straight up record and is 5-1 in Scarlet Knights last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

The Cornhuskers are 7-18 ATS in their last 25 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600. The Scarlet Knights are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 Saturday games. Although the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings, Rutgers should win and cover in this one as they are playing their best basketball right now and are the better team defensively.