Kansas State vs Nebraska 12/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-5) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (9-1)
December 17, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas State Wildcats -2.5 / Nebraska Cornhuskers +2.5; Over/Under: +133.5
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Kansas State Wildcats meet in college basketball action from the T-Mobile Center on Saturday night.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 65-62 OT loss to Purdue in their last game. Derrick Walker has 15.3 PPG and 8.8 RPG through six games so far while Keisei Tominaga has 11.5 PPG this season. Sam Griesel has 10.7 PPG with 5.8 RPG and a team-high 4.8 APG to lead the Cornhuskers in the assist department while C.J. Wilcher has 10.4 PPG and Emmanuel Bandoumel has 10.2 PPG with 5.3 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Nebraska so far this season. Juwan Gary also has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Cornhuskers on the glass this season. As a team, Nebraska is averaging 68.7 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 64% from the foul line this season.
The Kansas State Wildcats will look to build on their current three-game win streak after a 98-50 win over Incarnate Word last time out. Keyontae Johnson leads the Wildcats in scoring and rebounding with 17.3 PPG and 6.4 RPG while Markquis Nowell has 14.1 PPG with a team-high 8.2 APG to lead Kansas State in also capping off the pair of double-digit scorers for Kansas State up to this point in the season. Nae’Qwan Tomlin also has 9.9 PPG and 5.7 RPG as well this season for the Wildcats. As a team, Kansas State is averaging 75.7 points per game on 47.5% shooting from the field, 34.4% from behind the three point line and 72.2% from the foul line this season.
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win while the under is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games overall. Kansas State is 9-20-3 ATS in their last 32 home games against a team with a losing road record and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games following a win by 20+ points while the over is 13-5 in their last 18 games overall.
I get the case to be made for the Huskers here, as they’ve had some success in spots and nearly beat Purdue. However, I really like this Kansas State team and think they have enough talent to go on a run at the NCAA tournament should they get there. I’d need a few more points to consider Nebraska here so give me K-State in this one.
