Nebraska vs Tennessee State 11/23/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds
Tennessee State Tigers (1-3) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-2)
November 23, 2021 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nebraska Cornhuskers -17.5 / Tennessee State Tigers +17.5; Over/Under: +148
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The Tennessee State Tigers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet in college basketball action from the Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night.
The Tennessee State Tigers will be looking to shake off an 83-66 win over South Dakota in their last game. Dedric Boyd and Carlos Marshall Jr. each have a team-high 12.8 PPG with Marshall Jr. logging 3.8 RPG as well this season. Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 3 APG and Christian Brown has 10 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Tennessee State this season. Kassim Nicholson also has a team-high 9.5 RPG for the Tigers on the year. As a team, Tennessee State is averaging 77.3PPG on 48.7% shooting from the field, 38.6% from three and 63% from the foul line while allowing 71.8 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field and 28.4% from three this season.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will look to build off of an 82-59 win over Southern last time out. Bryce McGowens leads the Huskers in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 PPG and 6.8 RPG while Alonzo Verge Jr. has 14.8 PPG with 5.8 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG. Kobe Webster’s got 11 PPG as the third and final double-digit scorer for the Huskers up to this point in the year. As a team, Nebraska is averaging 75.4 PPG on 44.3% shooting from the field, 27.2% from three and 75.2% from the foul line while allowing 67.2 PPG on 39.1% shooting from the field and 31.9% from three this season.
Tennessee State is 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games overall and 6-21 ATS in their last 27 road games while the over is 9-1 in their last 10 games overall. Nebraska is 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games as a favorite and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games following a win while the under is 7-2 in their last 9 games following an ATS win.
I get the case that could be made either way but even though this is a lot of points, I have to side with Nebraska here. I think the Tigers are just overmatched here from the opening tip and while it’s not the ideal number for the Huskers, I think that Nebraska’s still the better team here so I’ll lay it and play it with the Huskers here.
