In Big Ten action the Nebraska Cornhuskers travel to take on the Michigan State Spartans. Tip off for this Big Ten match at the Breslin Center is scheduled for 7PM on February 23rd. The college basketball betting board opened the Spartans as a -67.5 point spread favorite, but some 6’s are starting to pop up. The total line for this match hit the board at 135 with some sportsbooks now offering as high as 136 points.
Nebraska is coming off of a nice 58-57 road win over Ohio State getting the money as well as a +2.5 point dog for their third consecutive cover. The 115 total points for the game fell well under the closing line of 140 breaking off a string of three OVERS for the Cornhuskers.
Michigan State were blown out 80-63 on the road at Purdue to break off a two game winning streak straight up and against trhe spread. The 143 combined points cleared the 140 point total line for only the second OVER in the last six games for the Spartans.
The Cornhuskers on the season have a scoring average of 70.85 points on a 42.41 FG% while allowing 71.00 points per game on 43.48% FG shooting.
In conference play Nebraska is 6-8 overall with matching 3-4 records as a host and a visitor. The Cornhuskers do have a positive record versus the spread in those games once again with matching numbers going 4-3 ATS in both metrics.
The Spartans have averaged 71.44 points per game on 47.62 shooting. Defensively they have averaged 68.89 points on 40.76 FG %.
Michigan State’s success in Big Ten games depends on the location going a strong 6-1 at home but a embarrassing 2-5 on the road. The numbers versus the betting line reflect the same outcome going 8-6 overall with a 6-1 spread record as a host and 2-5 as a visitor.
These two clubs met earlier in the month back in Nebraska with the Spartans getting an easy 72-61 victory over the Cornhuskers easily covering the -2 spread. The 133 points put up on the board fell short of the 136.5 total line. The win and cover put an end to a three game winning streak for Nebraska dating back to 2014.
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans Betting Trends
- Nebraska is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
- The Cornhuskers are 6-3 against the spread in their last 9 road games.
- The game total has gone over in 4 of Nebraska’s last 6 games against Michigan State.
- Michigan State is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games overall.
- The Spartan’s are 1-4-1 against the spread in their last 6 games against the Cornhuskers.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Nebraska and Michigan State have the public supporting the home Spartans minus the 6 points with over 75%. The over/under bettors are definitively on this game going over the posted total line of 135 with over 80% on board.
