Michigan State vs Nebraska 1/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-8) vs. Michigan State Spartans (12-2)
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Michigan State Spartans -15.5 / Nebraska Cornhuskers +15.5; Over/Under: +149
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Michigan State Spartans meet in college basketball action from the Breslin Center on Wednesday night.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers come in looking to bounce back from an 87-78 OT loss to Ohio State in their last game. Bryce McGowens leads the Cornhuskers in scoring with 15.8 PPG along with 5.9 RPG while Alonzo Verge Jr. has 15.6 PPG with 5.5 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for the Huskers so far this season while leading Nebraska in assists. Derrick Walker has 9.4 PPG with a team-high 6.6 RPG to lead the Cornhuskers on the glass while Keisei Tominaga has 8.4 PPG as well this season. As a team, Nebraska is averaging 75.3 PPG on 42.6% shooting from the field, 27.9% from three and 72.8% from the foul line while allowing 77.1 PPG on 42% shooting from the field and 35.1% from three this season.
The Michigan State Spartans will be out to build on a 73-67 win over Northwestern in their last game. Gabe Brown leads Sparty in scoring with 14.6 PPG while Marcus Bingham Jr. has 11 PPG and a team-high 8.1 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for MSU so far this season while also leading the Spartans on the glass. Malik Hall and Max Christie each have 9.5+ PPG while Tyson Walker leads Michigan State in assists with 5.2 APG as well this season. As a team, Michigan State is averaging 75.6 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 38.9% from three and 72.7% from the foul line while allowing 65.4 PPG on 38.8% shooting from the field and 28.8% from three this season.
Nebraska is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss and 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Michigan State is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a losing record and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games.
I get the case to be made either way here as this is a lot of points to give up in a conference game, but I could also see a 20+ point win for Sparty at home. Instead, I’m going to side with the over here as I see both teams getting into the 70s and likely one (probably Michigan State) getting into the 80s by the time all is said and done. Give me the over here.
