Washington Huskies vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Huskies vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (18-0) will take on the Washington Huskies (10-8) at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Wednesday.

The Washington Huskies took the court against Michigan State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-63 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 15 and Michigan State racked up 11 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. Michigan State finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 18 attempts. On top of that, Michigan State totaled 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Michigan State doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Washington allowed 47.7% from the field on 31 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 26 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Huskies converted 10 of 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Washington finished having earned a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 out of 53) and converted 3 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zoom Diallo is a guy who was a contributor in the game. He scored 18 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He played for 30 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up going 63.6% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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Washington comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 10-8 so far this year. They are averaging 80.1 points per game (114th in the country) while shooting 45.1% from the floor. The Huskies are connecting on 30.7% on 3-point shots (117 of 381) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Washington is pulling in 38.2 rebounds per contest and has 249 assists for the season, which is 243rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per game and as a team they commit 17.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 10.8 turnovers every game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.7% on three-point shots while they are 194th in college in PPG allowed (74.0). The Huskies defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (478 of 1,106) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 152nd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 238 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with a victory by a final of 77-58 against Northwestern. When it comes to rebounding, Nebraska allowed Northwestern to get 28 in all (9 offensive). They finished 35.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 of 14 and finished the contest at 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Cornhuskers allowed Northwestern to convert 23 of their 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.6% for this contest. Overall, the Cornhuskers shot 27 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. When talking about three-point shots, Nebraska converted 11 of 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Northwestern was called for 12 personal fouls in the game which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 5 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Cornhuskers snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 26 in this contest.

Pryce Sandfort ended up being a major contributor for the Cornhuskers in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 22 points in his 36 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Nebraska has a mark of 18-0 this year. The Cornhuskers are committing 13.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 75.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.3 times per game (18th in the country) and they cough up possession 9.1 times per contest. Nebraska has scored 1,466 points for the year (81.4 per game) and they pull in 36.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cornhuskers are shooting 47.4% from the field, which has them ranked 77th in college.

The Cornhuskers on defense are ranked 21st in college in PPG allowed with 65.3. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (11th in college). The Nebraska defense allows 30.7% on three-point shots (165 of 538) and their opponents are connecting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.4 dimes and 34.7 total boards per game, which is ranked 189th and 195th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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