Nebraska vs Sam Houston State College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/12/21

The Sam Houston State Bearkats and Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Friday in college basketball action at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Sam Houston State Bearkats look for a win after blasting Le Tourneau. The Nebraska Cornhuskers need a win after losing their opener to Western Illinois.

The Sam Houston State Bearkats are averaging 97 points on 42.7 percent shooting and allowing 54 points on 35.7 percent shooting. Savion Flagg is averaging 20 points and 7 rebounds, while Demarkus Lampley is averaging 20 points and 1 rebound. Kian Scroggins is the third double-digit scorer and Damon Nicholas Jr. is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Sam Houston State Bearkats are shooting 26.3 percent from beyond the arc and 57.9 percent from the free throw line. The Sam Houston State Bearkats are allowing 37.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 59 rebounds per game.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are averaging 74 points on 39 percent shooting and allowing 75 points on 39 percent shooting. Alonzo Verge Jr. is averaging 26 points and 13 rebounds, while Bryce Mcgowens is averaging 25 points and 6 rebounds. CJ Wilcher is dishing 1 assist and Trey McGowens is grabbing 3 rebounds. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are shooting 25 percent from beyond the arc and 74.2 percent from the free throw line. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are allowing 27.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37 rebounds per game.

The Bearkats are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games overall. The Cornhuskers are 7-15 ATS in their last 22 home games. The over is 5-2 in Bearkats last 7 overall. The under is 5-2 in Cornhuskers last 7 home games.

I’m not running to the window to back the Sam Houston State Bearkats, but Nebraska has been a team you don’t want to lay big chalk with for years. Nebraska is usually an ugly, sluggish club that struggles to score consistently and doesn’t cover a lot of numbers. Nebraska didn’t look good in its season opener and had issues offensively. It’s one game, but I’d lean Sam Houston State and the points if forced to pick.