The Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-15, 12-18 ATS, 12-17 O/U) take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-11, 17-13 ATS, 18-12 O/U) in a Big Ten showdown on Sunday afternoon. The Cornhuskers lost a home decision to Michigan State on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes earned a dominating road win against Indiana last time out. Nebraska beat Iowa 66-50 in the first meeting.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are playing great basketball as the regular season comes to a conclusion. They have won four of their last five games after recording a recent four-game winning streak including a win against Rutgers and Maryland. The winning streak came to an end in an 80-67 home loss to Michigan State on Tuesday in a bout that had Nebraska as small 4.5-point dogs. The Cornhuskers are 8-11 in conference play and have covered the spread in four of their last five games.
Derrick Walker has scored 13 or fewer points in two of his last three games. The senior forward has reached 20 points three times in conference play and is sporting an average of 13.8 PPG on the season. Keisi Tominaga is clicking, he only scored 11 against Minnesota and rebounded by netting 20 points in Tuesday’s loss. The junior guard has improved his season average to 12.9 PPG on 49% shooting. Sam Griesel has shot at least 50% in two of his last four bouts. The senior guard has recorded an average of 11.7 PPG and 5.6 RPG.
It's all the home team, so far, on senior night.@derric__k x @HuskerHoops pic.twitter.com/Ic4HxkbC97
— Nebraska On BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) March 1, 2023
The Cornhuskers are ranked 98th in DI in Ken Pomeroy’s ratings and are 3-8 on the road. Nebraska is scoring an average of 67.3 points, marking them 294th. They have allowed 67 or fewer in two of their last three games and are conceding an average of 69.4 points, placing them 162nd.
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