Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats 3/9/2022 Picks

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats 3/9/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will go against the Northwestern Wildcats in a Big Ten Conference First Round clash in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, IN, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 6:00 PM (EST).

After ending conference play with a 4-16 conference record, the Nebraska Cornhuskers concluded the regular season with a 10-21 overall record and the 13th seed in the Big Ten Championship. Nebraska ended the non-conference season with a 6-5 record, with their greatest victory coming against South Dakota by 13 points.

The Cornhuskers underperformed for the majority of the conference season, losing 16 of their first 17 matches, but they were excellent down the line, including a 74-73 win against the 10-seed Wisconsin Badgers in the regular-season finale. Nebraska is generating 73.4 points per game on 44.4 percent shooting from the field this season.

The Cornhuskers are hitting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc, posting 7.1 three-pointers per game. Nebraska’s opponents are averaging 78.8 points per game on 44.6 percent shooting from the field. The Cornhuskers have a -7.1 rebounding margin and a 0.8 turnover margin.

The total went OVER in 5 of Nebraska’s last 7 matches.
The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers is 0-5 SU in their last 5 matches against Northwestern.
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 matches against an opponent in the Big Ten Conference.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats Predictions 3/9/2022

After ending conference play with a 7-13 record, the Northwestern Wildcats concluded the regular season with a 14-15 overall record and the 12-seed in the Big Ten Championship. Northwestern completed with a 7-2 non-conference record, with their biggest win coming against Georgia.

Northwestern had a rough start to conference play, dropping eight of their first ten matches. However, the Wildcats split their final ten games, including victories against Rutgers and Indiana.

On the year, Northwestern is generating 72.9 ppg on 42.7% shooting from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc, generating 8.3 three-pointers per game.

Northwestern’s opponents are averaging 68.5 points per game on 42.0 percent shooting from the field. The Wildcats have a -0.2 rebounding margin and a 3.9 turnover margin.

The University of Northwestern Wildcats is 2-5 SU in their last 7 matches.
Northwestern is 6-13 SU in their last 19 matches this season.
The total went UNDER in 6 of Northwestern’s last 8 matches in the Big Ten Conference.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Northwestern Wildcats. The NCAAB pick for this game is the Northwestern Wildcats. Nebraska is headed into the Big Ten Tournament on a three-game winning run, with wins over Penn State, Ohio State, and Wisconsin on the road. However, this is still a club that underperformed defensively this season, ranking 340th in scoring defense and 252nd in defensive FG percent.

Northwestern is strong on both ends of the court, standings t-132nd in scoring offense, 160th in scoring defense, and 16th in turnover margin, and given that the Wildcats won by double digits in both of their matchups with the Cornhuskers this season, I’m picking Northwestern to cover the spread. The Northwestern Wildcats will win to a predicted score of 77-72.

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