Nebraska vs Creighton College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 11/16/2021
Creighton Bluejays (2-0) vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-1)
November 16, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Nebraska Cornhuskers -3.5 / Creighton Bluejays +3.5; Over/Under: -145.5
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The Creighton Bluejays and the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet in college basketball action from Pinnacle Bank Arena on Tuesday night.
The Creighton Bluejays come into this game looking to build on a 51-44 win over Kennesaw State in their last game. Alex O’Connell leads the Bluejays in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 7.5 RPg while Ryan Nembhard has 13 PPg with 4 RPG and a team-high 6 APG this season. Ryan Hawkins has 11 PPG with a team-high 10.5 RPG, averaging a double-double per game to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Creighton so far this season. As a team, Creighton is averaging 70.5 PPG on 49.6% shooting from the field, 18.2% from three and 56.7% from the foul line while allowing 60.5 PPG on 32.1% from the field and 24.1% from three this season.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will hope to bounce back from a 74-65 win over Sam Houston State in their last game. Bryce Mcgowens leads Nebraska in scoring with 27 PPG along with 5.5 RPG while Alonzo Verge Jr. has 19.5 PPG with 7 RPG and a team-high 6 APG this season. Eduardo Andre has 11 PPG with 7 RPG of his own to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Nebraska in their first two games of the year while Derrick Walker has a team-high 8 RPG and Trey Mcgowens has 8.5 PPG and 6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Nebraska is averaging 74 PPG on 39.8% shooting from the field, 21.4% from three and 73.1% from the foul line while allowing 70 PPG on 38.3% from the field and 28.6% from three this season.
Creighton is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games following a win. Nebraska is 7-16 ATS in their last 23 home games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the under is 9-2 in their last 11 games following a win.
I get the case that could be made both ways, but neither team’s really impressed me all that much to the point that I want to back them here. Instead, I’m going to side with the over as the last three meetings have seen at least one team hit the 94-point mark, while the other got into at least the 70s. The from early on wouldn’t suggest it, but I think we do have a back and forth game here and one that soars over the number at that.
