The Penn State Nittany Lions and Nebraska Cornhuskers face off on Sunday in a college basketball showdown at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Penn State comes into this game with a 14-8 record overall and they have gone 12-9-1 against the spread. In the last game against Purdue, Penn State scored only 60 points and that led to the 20 point defeat. Two games ago against Penn State they scored 83 points against Michigan and they need the offense to get back on the right track here. Penn State is averaging 73 points while their defense is giving up 63.2 points per game. The offense is ranked 155th while the defense is ranked 116th. Jalen Pickett is averaging 17.4 points while shooting 50.8 percent from the field.
On the other side of this matchup is Nebraska who sits with a 10-13 record overall and they have gone 7-16 against the spread. In the last game against Illinois, Nebraska only managed 56 points and that led to the 16 point defeat. Sam Griesel did have a strong season finishing with 21 points and six rebounds. Nebraska is averaging 65.4 points while their defense is giving up 68.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 327th, and is going to need to be better going forward. Derrick Walker is averaging 13.4 points while shooting 60.5 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the three point line.
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