Oklahoma Sooners vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 11/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma Sooners vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: ESPN+

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) are hosting the Oklahoma Sooners (2-1) at Sanford Pentagon on Saturday.

The Oklahoma Sooners stepped onto the hardwood against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and walked away with a win by a score of 95-69 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Sooners ended up finishing with 14 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff totaled 18 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended up shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 12 of 15 attempts. Moreover, Arkansas-Pine Bluff collected 28 boards (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Arkansas-Pine Bluff recorded 12 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, Oklahoma allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 25 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected a total of 38 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Sooners made 18 of 24 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Oklahoma finished the contest having earned a 49.3% FG percentage (33 out of 67) and knocked down 11 of their 30 shots from downtown.

Xzayvier Brown is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 33 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Oklahoma comes into this matchup with a mark of 2-1 this season. They average 88.3 points per outing (94th in D-1) while hitting 48.7% from the field. The Sooners are connecting on 32.6% on three-point shots (28 of 86) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Oklahoma is snagging 41.7 boards per game and has totaled 44 dimes this year, which has them ranked 201st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 14.7 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Sooners are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 252nd in college hoops in giving up assists with 44 surrendered for the year. The Sooners defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (88 of 208) and they relinquish 36.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 28.1% from 3-point land and they rank 196th in college in PPG from their opponents (72.7).

The last time they took the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers went home victorious with a score of 69-50 when they played Maryland Eastern Shore. The Cornhuskers snagged 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. Maryland Eastern Shore was called for 15 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to make 15 of them for a clip of 83.3%. In terms of shots from downtown, Nebraska converted 6 out of 32 tries (18.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Cornhuskers ended up shooting 24 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 39.3%. The Cornhuskers allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to convert 18 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.0% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 31.8% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 22 and ended up going 7 of 9 at the free throw line (77.8%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Nebraska permitted Maryland Eastern Shore to get 33 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Pryce Sandfort ended up having an impact for the Cornhuskers in this matchup. He scored 19 points in his 31 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 8 of 13 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and added 5 rebounds.

Nebraska has a win-loss record of 3-0 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cornhuskers are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which ranks 134th in the nation. Nebraska has tallied 251 points for the season (83.7 per contest) and they average 41.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 21.0 times per game (21st in the country) and they cough up possession 10.3 times per game. The Cornhuskers have committed 11.3 fouls per game and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Cornhuskers on defense are ranked 14th in college in PPG surrendered with 56.3. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 33.5% from the field (12th in the country). The Nebraska defense gives up 24.6% on three-point shots (17 of 69) and opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 10.0 assists and 38.0 total boards per game, which is 61st and 271st in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Nebraska

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