Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/13/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, January 13, 2023

Venue:  Mackey Complex, West Lafayette, IN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +15, Purdue -15; Over/Under:  131 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +15, Purdue -15; Over/Under:  131 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +15, Purdue -15; Over/Under:  131 points

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  9-8 (2-4) (12th place, Big Ten)

Purdue Boilermakers:  15-1 (4-1) (1st place, Big Ten)

 

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Nebraska Cornhuskers:  3-2  last 5

Purdue Boilermakers:  4-1  last 5

 

Nebraska is coming into this game with a 9-8 record overall and they are 2-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 2-4 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Illinois Fighting Illini in their last game. Sam Griesel led the team in points in that game with 12 while Wilhelm Breidenbach was next on the team with 11 points. Derrick Walker led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Emmanuel Bandoumel led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 37% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range, and 54.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 67.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.8 PPG against them. Nebraska has an ATS record of 6-11 this season and their O/U record is 3-13-1.

 

 

Purdue is coming into this game with a 15-1 record overall and they are 7-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 4-1 in their conference schedule this season as well. They are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak with wins coming against the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game. Zach Edey led the team in points in that game with 30 while Fletcher Loyer was next on the team with 17 points. Braden Smith led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Zach Edey led the team in rebounds with 13. They were 55.4% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 75.9 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.5 PPG against them. Purdue has an ATS record of 6-9-1 this season and their O/U record is 6-10.

The current betting odds have Purdue listed as a 15 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Purdue is ranked 3rd in the country right now as they are 15-1 overall and they have been a great home team this season as they are 7-1 on their home court too. They are also 4-1 in their conference games with that 1 loss also being their only home loss in a close game against Rutgers who won with a buzzer beater. Purdue has been back on a roll since losing that game though and Nebraska hasn't been very good in their games lately. Nebraska has really been struggling to stay above .500 this season with their 9-8 record overall. They have also been bad in both road games and conference games with a 2-4 record in both of those. They are even coming off a loss in their last game to a conference opponent, losing at home by 26 points against an unranked Illinois team. They have already lost a few games like that against conference opponents where they were blown out by around 20 points, and this is not the time to be facing Purdue after losing their number 1 rank from that Rutgers loss. Purdue still has one of the best teams in the country and they are going to roll over Nebraska here at home. The best way to place a bet here is on Purdue to cover the spread in this game.

 

Nebraska Purdue Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Friday, January 13, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Purdue 79 Nebraska 56.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers: 11-3 ATS revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 11-6 ATS after allowing 75 points or more 2 straight games. 9-1 UNDER after a game where they failed to cover the spread.

Purdue Boilermakers: 11-20 ATS as a favorite of 10 or more points. 2-8 ATS in a home game where the total is 130 to 139.5. 20-11 UNDER after 2 straight games where they had 5 or less steals.

 

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  J. Gary (F) Ques Fri - Shoulder. R. Lloyd Jr. (G) out for season - Redshirt. Q. McPherson (G) out for season - Knee.

Purdue Boilermakers:  None.

 

 

“We got no flow going right now. In the 1st half and tonight we just didn’t have any pop on that end. We talked about their physicality and the two basics that we had to execute tonight to have a chance to win the game was taking care of the basketball and rebounding the ball, playing with physicality. I thought clearly they were the better team in both of those areas.” - Fred Hoiberg after his team’s loss against Illinois in their last game.

 

 

“I thought they did great. You know, I really stressed to our guys about being fundamentally sound in post feeds. You know, it comes off kind of corny, but against Ohio State in the first half, we just rushed things and we were careless with our passes. And anytime you’re skilled as a shooter, you should be able to make pretty simple post feeds, but it’s a little bit of a lost art because people don’t play through the post as much as they do ball screen motion.” - Matt Painter on his team getting Zach Edey the ball in their win against Penn State.

 

 

 

E. Bandoumel 

J. Gary 

S. Griesel 

D. Walker 

C. Wilcher

 

Z. Edey 

C. Furst 

F. Loyer 

E. Morton 

B. Smith

 

 

PPG: D. Walker (13.7)

APG: S. Griesel (4.2)

Reb/G: D. Walker (7.8)

 

PPG: Z. Edey (21.9)

APG: B. Smith (4)

Reb/G: Z. Edey (13.2)

 

Coaches:

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Fred Hoiberg (4th season)

Purdue Boilermakers: Matt Painter (18th season)