Nebraska vs Indiana Picks and Odds (Dec. 4)

• The Indiana Hoosiers look to stay undefeated at home as they host the Nebraska Hoosiers on Saturday as betting favorites
• The Hoosiers have won six straight at home while the Cornhuskers aim to overcome a loss to NC State in their first road contest of the season
• Read on for all the odds and trends ahead of Saturday afternoon’s matchup at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

The Indiana Hoosiers will be looking to rebound from their first straight up loss of the season when they return home on Saturday to battle the conference rival Nebraska Cornhuskers as 11.5-point home favorites. Tip off is set for 12:00pm ET on Saturday afternoon on the Hoosiers’ home court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Indiana Hoosiers Odds

Odds at FanDuel as of December 3, 2021.

Cornhuskers vs Hoosiers Betting Trends

Saturday afternoon’s matchup marks the first of two regular season meetings between these Big ten Conference rivals. The Hoosiers have dominated in head-to-head action with Nebraska, posting straight up wins in each of their past four clashes, while covering in their past three. Indiana marched to an 84-76 road win in their last date with the Huskers in mid-January, and has now averaged 92.8 points per game. That steady production has spawned a 4-0 run for the OVER in totals betting when these teams meet.

Heck of a comeback by Nebraska, but the same old story bites them once again. Missed FTs, mental mistakes, turnovers, poor rebounding.

Ends up with Indiana winning 84-76.

Huskers have now lost 22 straight Big Ten games.

— Robin Washut (@RobinWashut) January 11, 2021

Indiana also enjoys a current 3-0 ATS road on home hardwood, where they have also tallied six straight outright wins this season. Nebraska has settled down since opening its schedule with three straight ATS defeats, covering in four of their past five, including Wednesday’s 104-100 loss at North Carolina State as a 6.5-point road underdog.

Nebraska Cornhuskers Outlook

The Cornhuskers kicked off their road schedule on Wednesday with a loss by the narrowest of margins, dropping a 104-100 decision to the NC State Wolfpack in a clash that took four overtime periods to schedule. With the loss, the Huskers saw a four-game SU win streak, while also extending an epic slide on the road during which the squad has posted just one SU win in 31 away contests since January 2019.

It's finally over.

NC State beat Nebraska 104-100 in 4OT in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. pic.twitter.com/r8pvqbEJIP

— Jacob Padilla (@JacobPadilla_) December 2, 2021

Things have not gone much better for the Cornhuskers in conference play. Nebraska has nowhere to go but up after closing out last season with a dismal 3-16 SU record in conference play, and a second straight last-place finish in the Big Ten Conference standings. The club has also posted two total SU road wins against conference rivals since February 2018.

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However, the Huskers’ 5-3 SU start has raised the hopes of their long suffering fans. Bryce McGowens has given them plenty to cheer about in his collegiate debut. The freshman guard leads the team in scoring with 18.5 points per game after racking up 24 points on Wednesday night. Senior Alonzo verge Jr. has also been a steady contributor, recording three double-doubles so far this season, capped by a 25-point, 10-rebound, 8-assist performance in Wednesday’s defeat.

Indiana Hoosiers Outlook

The Hoosiers are also regrouping from an overtime loss after being outlasted in a 112-110 defeat by Syracuse on Tuesday that took two extra frames to settle. The defeat puts the brakes on a six-game SU win streak to open their schedule, with each of those wins coming at home, and their three most recent victories coming by a combined margin on 78 points. While the fell short in this week’s loss to the Orange as 3-point favorites, they managed to cover in four of their previous five, and now sport a 4-1 ATS record this season while pegged as double-digit chalk.

GAME RECAP:

WHAT A GAME!!!!!@Cuse_MBB ends @IndianaMBB perfect season with a 112-110 win in 2OT!

This 2-pt win was the culmination of a few very impressive comebacks by the #Hoosiers, but coach Boeheim's squad was able to hold on to move to 4-3 on the season#StatsTwitter pic.twitter.com/UQMyXzLB1o

— HoopPowerAnalytics (@hoop_power) December 1, 2021

The challenge for Indiana is overcoming their dismal performance in conference play last season. The Hoosiers closed out last season with six straight SU and ATS losses to conference rivals, while falling to defeat by an average of 10 points per game during that stretch.

Ten dunks for Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis yesterday in a win over Marshall. Finished with 43 points on just 24 shots. No player has ever recorded more dunks in a single game in the NCAA play by play, era dating back to 2010. pic.twitter.com/4ggI7PGVzw

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) November 28, 2021

Trayce Jackson-Davis is once again expected to play a huge role for the Hoosiers on Saturday afternoon after closing out November with a pair of monster outings. On the heels of a breakthrough career-best 43-point performance in the Hoosiers’ 90-79 win over Marshall last weekend, the sophomore big man racked up a game-high 31 points and 16 rebounds in Tuesday’s loss to Syracuse. Not surprisingly, Jackson-Davis currently leads the team with 22.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 3.7 blocks per game.

The Picks: Hoosiers -11.5 (-110); OVER 142.5 (-115)