Nebraska vs Purdue Prediction 1/12/25 College Basketball Picks

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Nebraska

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Purdue

-Recent betting trends in games played between Nebraska and Purdue

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cornhuskers and Boilermakers.

Can Nebraska Bounce Back?

Nebraska in the last game faced off against the Iowa Hawkeyes and they didn’t play as well as they had hoped. Nebraska scored 87 points, but the defense gave up 97 points and that led to the defeat. Brice Williams did have a strong game putting up 28 points, four rebounds, and two assists. There were three different players that put up at least 13 points. Nebraska actually shot 46.5 percent from the field but the lack of defense really let them down. Two games ago against UCLA, Nebraska scored 66 points and they ended up winning by eight points. 

Nebraska is averaging 77.5 points while their defense is giving up 66.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 1233rd in the league while the defense is ranked 84th. They are shooting 75.87 from the free-throw line and averaged 17.4 free throws per game. Both of those are in the top 60 in all of college basketball. Gard Brice Williams has been the top play for Nebraska averaging 19.4 points while shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 41 percent from behind the three-point line. This team has a ton of scorers and it’s going to be important in this game that they get the scoring from all over if they want to come away with the victory. 

Why Nebraska Will Beat Purdue

• Nebraska has won each of its last four day games following a road loss.

Another Big Game for Purdue

Yes, this Purdue team might not have Zach Edey, but this is still a very talented team. In the last game against Rutgers, Purdue gave up only 50 points and that was enough for the 18 victory. Purdue shot 50 percent from the field while Rutgers only shot 32.7 percent from the field. Guard Braden Smith had a strong game putting up 16 points, 14 rebounds, and three assists. Two games ago against Northwestern, they were able to secure a 79-61 victory. Smith had quite the game in that one putting in 22 points, seven assists, and six rebounds. 

Purdue on the season is averaging 76.8 points while their defense is giving up 68.6 points The offense is ranked 139th in the league while the defense is ranked 103rd. Trey Kaufmann-Renn is having a strong season averaging 17.7 poins while shooting 60.4 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from behind the three point line. Purdue will meet Washington and Oregon after this game.

Nebraska vs Purdue Prediction

This game is going to all come down to the Purdue defense and if they can make enough stops. Purdue has been playing better defense the last couple of games, but overall, they haven’t been exactly elite, and their defense isn’t going to be as good as they usually are. This Nebraska offense has all kinds of playmakers, including Brice Williams and that will end up being the difference. Nebraska is going to get scoring from all over the court, and that will be the difference here as Nebraska is going to end up getting the job done. Back Nebraska against the spread here.