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Nebraska vs Illinois Plugs Prediction College Basketball Picks 3/16/24

- Illinois (24-8) vs Nebraska (22-9)

Today we have The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Illinois Fighting Illini meeting in the Big Ten Semifinal at the Target Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective obviously and find the best bets for this game so let's get a prediction for this game!

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What a run we have seen from The Cornhuskers in the Big-10 tournament! They are coming off wins over Rutgers, Michigan and Indiana. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are averaging 77 points per game with 45% shooting from the field! Their defense is allowing 69 points per game but looking better each game. Keisei Tominaga is averaging 14.6 points and 2.3 rebounds, while Rienk Mast is averaging 12.7 points and 7.8 rebounds. Brice Williams is the third double-digit scorer and Juwan Gary is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc and 75.4% from the free throw line. This Nebraska team is rolling with momentum right now and a lot of hope to make this year their year to take the Big-10 crown.

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We have seen this team have Ups & Downs this year, The Illinois Fighting Illini recently lost to Purdue while beating Iowa and Ohio State. The Illinois Fighting Illini are averaging 83.9 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.9 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Terrence Shannon Jr. is averaging 21.6 points and 4.2 rebounds, while Marcus Domask is averaging 16 points and 4.9 rebounds. Coleman Hawkins is the third double-digit scorer and Quincy Guerrier is grabbing 6.7 rebounds. The Illinois Fighting Illini are talented and has shooters with the best player on the court but they are up against it tonight!

💎 NEBRASKA +4.5 -110 ( 1u )

💎 NEBRASKA ML +160 ( .25u )

You can say that Illinois Big Illini are the more talented team and we seen them beat Nebraska in the only game they played against this team, but Remember Nebraska played them very tough and took Illinois to OT in that game! Dont forget, Nebraska hung in that game on the road as 10 point underdogs. The Cornhuskers has shooters, and they can get hot offensively to keep this big run going. Nebraska just lit up Indiana for 93 points and scored 85 points before that on the road in Michigan. This is a team who been very impressive in these Tournament games and have put on shows in back to back contests where guys can stay in a groove, Nebraska is a live dog in this spot. Give me the Huskers and the points and look for a outright win tonight also!!