Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 12/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-0) will compete against the Wisconsin Badgers (7-2) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Badgers faced Marquette and took home the win by a score of 96-76 in their last contest. Wisconsin wrapped up the game with a 47.5% field goal percentage (29 out of 61) and knocked down 14 out of their 33 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Badgers knocked down 24 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 82.8%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 15 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Wisconsin allowed 42.0% from the field on 29 out of 69 shooting. Marquette doled out 13 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Marquette collected 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Marquette finished shooting 47.4% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 19 tries. They buried 9 of 29 tries from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Badgers ended up finishing with 18 while Marquette totaled 23 personal fouls.

John Blackwell is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He was able to score 30 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and grabbed 1 rebound. He walked away from this one shooting 47.1% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Wisconsin comes into this one with a mark of 7-2 this year. They are averaging 87.9 points per outing (36th in D-1) while hitting 45.3% from the field. The Badgers are shooting 34.3% on three-point shots (102 of 297) and 80.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wisconsin is grabbing 38.8 rebounds per contest and has tallied 145 dimes this season, which has them ranked 155th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.4 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Badgers have forced 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 96th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 111 relinquished so far this year. The Badgers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (232 of 530) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per contest as a group. They give up 35.1% on shots from downtown and they are 197th in college in PPG allowed (73.8).

The last time they took the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers got the victory with a final of 71-50 when they faced Creighton. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Nebraska allowed Creighton to get 31 overall (7 offensive). They shot 24.2% from 3-point land by going 8 of 33 and ended up shooting 10 of 17 at the free throw line (58.8%). The Cornhuskers allowed Creighton to make 16 of 52 tries from the field which had them sitting at 30.8% for the game. When the game finished, the Cornhuskers went 24 for 55 from the field which had them shooting 43.6%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Nebraska converted 10 out of their 27 attempts (37.0%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 65.0%. Creighton earned 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Cornhuskers pulled down 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 in this game.

Rienk Mast ended up being a major contributor for the Cornhuskers in the game. He knocked down 6 of 12 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in this contest.

Nebraska has a record of 9-0 on the year. The Cornhuskers commit 13.7 fouls per contest and they hit 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 18.6 times per contest (31st in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.2 times per game. Nebraska has accumulated 749 pts for the season (83.2 per contest) and they pull down 38.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 90th in the country.

The Cornhuskers on the defensive end are ranked 73rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.9. They are able to force 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.9% from the field (21st in college). The Nebraska defense allows 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (89 of 295) and opponents are making 73.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 13.3 assists and 36.8 rebounds per game, which is 190th and 268th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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