Wisconsin Looks to Get the Best of Nebraska Yet Again
Things are too close to call when it comes to the Wisconsin vs Nebraska preview
Wisconsin Has a Tough Opening Act Before Clash With Purdue
Before the matchup with second-ranked Purdue this weekend, Wisconsin looks to sweep the season series against the Cornhuskers. The Wisconsin vs Nebraska preview opened with the visiting Badgers listed as the favorite but now the game is a Pick’em.
Wisconsin has won eight of the last 10 games against Nebraska. However, the last time the Cornhuskers played host to the Badgers, they came away with a 10-point win as a three-point underdog. Each of the previous three games between the teams finished over the total.
When looking at the Kenpom rankings, Wisconsin is fourth in offensive efficiency, while Nebraska is 106th in defensive efficiency.
The Badgers have failed to cover in each of its last five games as a road favorite, so keep that in mind if the Badgers end up being favored by the college basketball picks.
Wisconsin is sitting in first place in the Big Ten standings, while Nebraska is tied for fifth.
Wisconsin is tied for 14th at +3500 in the odds to win March Madness. Nebraska is well back at +20000 in the championship odds.
Wisconsin moved up seven spots to No. 6 in the Associated Press poll and went from 10th to sixth in the USA Today coaches poll.
Keep on reading for more about the matchup between Wisconsin and Nebraska.
Wisconsin vs Nebraska 
Records: Wisconsin 16-4 (8-1 in the Big Ten) at Nebraska 15-6 (5-5 in the Big Ten)
Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
Day/Time: Streaming: Big Ten Network
A Road Test Coming For the Badgers
Wisconsin’s 7-footer Steven Crowl has been held under 10 points in two of the Badgers’ first two conference road games. The lone exception came when he had 17 points in a loss at Penn State. He has a total of 12 points and nine rebounds in wins at Ohio State and Minnesota.
The last time Wisconsin played at Nebraska, he was just 4 of 13 from the field as he finished with eight points and nine rebounds.
Tyler Wahl is shooting 64% at home and 46% on the road, so keep that in mind when it comes to the Wisconsin vs Nebraska preview.
Wisconsin has covered six of its last nine games.
Huskers Cooking At Home
Thirteen of Nebraska’s 15 wins this season have come at home. That includes a 16-point win over a Purdue team that was sitting at the top of both national polls.
The Cornhuskers are 5-0 at home against Big Ten teams, with the only loss at home this season coming to a ranked Creighton team.
Leading scorer Keisei Tominaga is averaging nearly 15 points at home compared to 11 on the road. It is an almost similar split for 6-foot-10 junior Rienk Mast.
Jamarques Lawrence is the only one of the nine Nebraska players averaging at least 10 minutes per game to put up more points per game on the road than at home. That could factor into the Wisconsin vs Nebraska preview.
The total has gone over in eight of Wisconsin’s last 10 games and in six of the last nine games against Nebraska.
Last Meeting
Wahl had 17 points and eight rebounds as Wisconsin never trailed on the way to an 88-72 win over visiting Nebraska on Jan. 6.
Wisconsin led by 13 points at halftime and easily covered as five-point favorites. The game went over the 143.5-point total on a layup by Wahl with 4:42 left to play.
Wisconsin vs Nebraska Betting Preview
Wisconsin and Nebraska don’t play twice in the regular season. However, this is still a chance for the Badgers to sweep both matchups for the first time since 2020.
There has been plenty of line movement leading into this game, so it may not remain as a Pick’em. Wisconsin is 12-2 this season as the favorite but is just 1-2 as the road favorite, while Nebraska is 2-1 as the underdog at home.
Nebraska’s fourth-leading scorer, Juwan Gary, has missed the last three games and is questionable.
Nebraska has covered 11 of its last 17 games as the home favorite.
Wisconsin has been favored in each of the last nine matchups against Nebraska.
Nebraska has covered in each of its last five home games.
Wisconsin and Nebraska rank first and fourth in the Big Ten in field-goal percentage in conference play, while Nebraska leads the Big Ten in 3-pointers made and attempted, so the Cornhuskers have a shooter’s chance in this game.
Nebraska has covered in 10 of 14 home games this season with nine of those games going over the total. The Cornhuskers have covered 10 of the last 14 games against Wisconsin.
The total has gone over in four of Wisconsin’s last five games. The total is at 144.5 in this game.
It figures to be more challenging to beat Nebraska on the road than it was at home, but go with the Badgers to find a way to get it done and remain atop the Big Ten standings.
Badgers vs Cornhuskers Odds
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