Purdue vs Nebraska Predictions & Picks
Purdue is on the road playing Nebraska at the Pinnacle Bank Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 2:15pm EST. Purdue -9 was the opening favorite and current line is Purdue
Game outlook
Purdue is on the road playing Nebraska at the Pinnacle Bank Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/10/2022 @ 2:15pm EST. Purdue -9 was the opening favorite and current line is Purdue -8.5.
Purdue has started the season 9-0 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten, with wins over West Virginia, Gonzaga and Duke. Meanwhile, Nebraska is 6-4 and 0-1 in the Big Ten Conference. Saturday's opening tap is scheduled for 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time. Earlier than expected As many preseason experts predicted, the Purdue Boilermakers would have to adjust to life without several key players from last year's 30-win team. The Boilermakers have now won their first nine games of the season and moved up to #4 in the polls.
Purdue won their 9th straight game on Wednesday night with an 85-66 win over Hofstra before a sellout crowd. It is the first time since 2015-16 that the team has started the season 9-0. Purdue won its 20th straight non-conference game, the longest streak in the nation.
Nebraska faces a major challenge With a 4-4 record, the Cornhuskers are coming off a loss to Indiana. It will be Nebraska's third straight game against a Top-25 opponent. They lost to Creighton 63-53 before falling to Indiana 81-65. The Huskers fell behind right away, trailing 14-2 after the first quarter. The Cornhuskers trailed by 13 at halftime. After a 14-0 Indiana run early in the second half, the game was over. Griesel, Nebraska's second-highest scorer, did not play. The team had four players in double figures, led by C.J. Wilcher with 22 points.