Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Oregon Ducks Prediction, 2/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Oregon Ducks
Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Location: Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, OR
TV: BTN
The Oregon Ducks (16-5) will try to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-8) at Matthew Knight Arena on Sunday.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers played Illinois and walked away with a win by a score of 80-74 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Cornhuskers ended up walking away with 18 while Illinois had 18 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 42 tries from 3-point land. Illinois went 66.7% from the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 18 shots. Additionally, Illinois pulled down 55 rebounds (18 offensive, 37 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Illinois recorded 7 dimes and had 3 steals in this contest. In terms of defense, Nebraska allowed their opponent to shoot 35.6% from the field on 26 out of 73 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Cornhuskers converted 13 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 72.2%. Nebraska walked away from the contest with a 39.7% FG percentage (31 of 78) and made 5 out of their 20 3-pointers.
Brice Williams is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He scored 27 points on 10 out of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 41 mins and collected 8 rebounds. He ended up going 38.5% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.
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Nebraska steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 13-8 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per game and as a team they commit 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Nebraska is collecting 36.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 291 dimes on the campaign, which is 191st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Cornhuskers are hitting 32.8% on shots from 3-point land (153 of 466) and 74.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 75.6 pts per game (157th in D-1) while shooting 45.4% from the floor.
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On the defensive end, the Cornhuskers are forcing 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 205th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 282 surrendered on the year. The Cornhuskers are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.4% (524 of 1,267) and they relinquish 35.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 33.4% on three-point shots and they are 176th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (71.1).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Oregon Ducks took a loss by a score of 78-52 against UCLA. The Ducks were able to snag 15 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 22 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. UCLA earned 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Ducks to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Oregon made 4 out of their 23 attempts (17.4%). Overall, the Ducks shot 21 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.2%. The Ducks permitted UCLA to knock down 30 of 54 tries from the floor which had them shooting 55.6% for this contest. They finished 47.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 11 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 12 at the charity stripe (58.3%). With respect to rebounding, Oregon allowed UCLA to collect 28 in total (6 on the offensive glass).
Nathan Bittle pitched in for the Ducks for the game. He recorded 13 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists for the matchup. He buried 5 of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 45.5%, and had 5 rebounds.
Oregon has a mark of 16-5 this season. When it comes to offense, the Ducks are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 102nd in the country. Oregon has accounted for 1,610 points for the year (76.7 per contest) and they average 35.7 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (113th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Ducks commit 16.7 fouls every game and they go 75.2% from the charity stripe.
The Oregon defense surrenders 32.0% from downtown (156 of 488) and their opponents are knocking down 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 12.9 dimes and 33.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 163rd and 131st in D-1. The Ducks on the defensive end are ranked 158th in the nation in points given up per game with 70.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (125th in college).
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oregon
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