The Queens University Royals and Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Tuesday in college basketball action at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Queens University Royals look for their 10th win. The Nebraska Cornhuskers look to get above a .500 record.
The Queens University Royals are averaging 81.4 points on 46.8 percent shooting and allowing 70.2 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Kenny Dye is averaging 17.5 points and 3.9 rebounds, while AJ McKee is averaging 12.7 points and 4.9 rebounds. Jay’Den Turner is dishing 1.5 assists and Kalib Mathews is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The Queens University Royals are shooting 34.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.7 percent from the free throw line. The Queens University Royals are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39.6 rebounds per game.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are averaging 67.7 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 66 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Derrick Walker is averaging 14.1 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Keisei Tominaga is averaging 10.9 points and 1.7 rebounds. Sam Griesel is the third double-digit scorer and Emannuel Bandoumel is grabbing 5.1 rebounds. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 64.9 percent from the free throw line. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are allowing 33.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game.
The Royals are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Cornhuskers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss. The under is 5-1-1 in Cornhuskers last 7 home games. The under is 10-2-1 in Cornhuskers last 13 overall.
The Queens University Royals are playing good ball right now, but this is one of their bigger tests of the season, so we’ll learn more about them here. The Nebraska Cornhuskers have a clear edge on the talent side, and they win at home by an average of 13.8 points while holding teams under 43 percent shooting. Nebraska needs a feel good, comfortable win before the schedule picks up. I’ll grab Nebraska here.