Nebraska college basketball is having a historic season, but the betting market is still struggling to fully adjust.
The Cornhuskers are one of two remaining undefeated teams and have their opponents’ attention, yet they are 18-0 overall and 7-0 in Big Ten play.
Plus, they are still performing well against the spread (ATS), having covered four straight games.
No. 7 Nebraska hosts Washington (10-8) on Wednesday night as an 11.5-point favorite with a total of 150.5 points.
The Huskers will eventually lose games because the conference is just too deep.
However, they do not seem to let up against inferior competition.
Washington is a decent team that has not quite played up to its abilities with a 2-5 conference record, although the Big Ten is pretty stacked.
According to KenPom.com, the Huskies rank around 60th in both adjusted offensive and defensive rating.
They are also 4-2 as a conference underdog this season, which does reflect well on second-year coach Danny Sprinkle.
Betting on College Basketball?
In my eyes, this game will be decided by the 3-point line.
The Huskies rank 312th in shooting percentage behind the arc and second-worst in the conference.
Meanwhile, Nebraska is tops in the Big Ten at 39.1%.
I have a 91-77-2 ATS record in this Post sports section, and my next pick is Nebraska -11.5 points (-110, BetMGM).
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Doug Kezirian is a New York Post contributor who has over two decades of experience in the betting space, including spending 11 years at ESPN as a host, columnist and betting analyst. He’s also the rare personality who has documented success – 14th place in 2023 Circa Million and Las Vegas SuperContest ($37K), two top-10 finishes in 2022 William Hill College Football Challenge ($58K) and also grabbed headlines with a $297K win on the 2021 NFL Draft.
