North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 12/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota Fighting Hawks vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-0) will try to beat the North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5-9) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday.

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks took the court against Winthrop and went home with a win by a final score of 90-88 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Fighting Hawks ended up with 28 and Winthrop totaled 26 personal fouls. They made 11 of 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Winthrop finished shooting 67.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 29 of their 43 shots. On top of that, Winthrop totaled 31 rebounds (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Winthrop doled out 18 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Pertaining to defending, North Dakota let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the floor on 24 out of 46 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Fighting Hawks converted 23 of their 32 tries for a rate of 71.9%. North Dakota ended the game having earned a 43.5% FG percentage (27 out of 62) and converted 13 out of their 33 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Eli King is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He finished 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He played for 34 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He accounted for 25 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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North Dakota enters this matchup with a mark of 5-9 this year. They currently have an average of 75.0 pts per contest (239th in the country) while shooting 43.0% from the floor. The Fighting Hawks are hitting 30.5% on 3-pointers (102 of 334) and 67.5% from the free throw line. As a team, North Dakota is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per contest and has earned 166 assists so far this season, which ranks 181st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Fighting Hawks are forcing 16.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 355th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 219 relinquished on the season. The Fighting Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.5% (364 of 767) and they relinquish 37.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 258th in college in points per game allowed (76.4).

In their last game, the Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with a victory by a final of 83-80 when they faced Illinois. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Nebraska permitted Illinois to grab 30 overall (9 offensive). They shot 34.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 29 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Cornhuskers permitted Illinois to bury 28 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Cornhuskers finished the game shooting 32 for 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. In reference to three-point attempts, Nebraska converted 12 of 26 attempts (46.2%). They were able to bury 7 of them for a clip of 87.5%. Illinois committed 9 fouls in the game which got the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They also turned it over 6 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Cornhuskers pulled down 18 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 26 for this game.

Pryce Sandfort ended up being important for the Cornhuskers in this matchup. He recorded 32 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this game. He made 12 out of 18 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and added 1 rebound.

Nebraska has a record of 11-0 for the season. The Cornhuskers are committing 14.3 fouls every game and they hit 73.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.8 times per contest (22nd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.8 times per game. Nebraska has tallied 922 points on the campaign (83.8 per game) and they pull in 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cornhuskers are connecting on 48.5% from the floor, which ranks them 63rd in Division 1.

The Nebraska defense concedes 29.8% on 3-pointers (106 of 356) and their opponents are connecting on 73.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.8 assists and 36.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 215th and 260th in college hoops. The Cornhuskers on defense are ranked 79th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 68.3. They are forcing 12.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the floor (22nd in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Dakota

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