These Vanderbilt vs. Nebraska predictions see a letdown coming for the celebrating Cornhuskers on Saturday, March 21.
Neither the Vanderbilt Commodores nor the Nebraska Cornhuskers are known as basketball powerhouses, but in most years, these would have been top-three seeds. Very genuinely, this may be the best game of the second round.
Tip-off is set for 8:45 p.m. ET from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, with the game airing on TNT. As impressive as Nebraska was in the first round, it should be remembered that no team is as good or as bad as its most recent game.Nebraska ran through Troy in part thanks to a 26-10 advantage in points in the paint, which is to be expected against a mid-major opponent. The Meanwhile, Vanderbilt has been knocked a bit because it failed to cover -12.5 against McNeese, despite winning by 10 in a rather slow game. If anything, the Commodores should receive a touch of praise, while the Cornhuskers are ripe to be disappointed.In any tournament game that has the potential to be a last-minute affair, the better free-throw shooting team should be noted. Vanderbilt ranks No. 4 in the country in that regard, hitting 79.4% of its free throws, compared to 75.3% from Nebraska. Both Vanderbilt’s and Nebraska’s first-round games went Under their totals. The Cornhuskers’ win falling short of its total by 16.5 points despite Nebraska having the time of its life on offense emphasizes how mispriced that number was.Commodores senior forward AK Okereke has become a volume shooter of late, taking 21 3-pointers in his last four games, notable for a veteran who shot 45.5% from deep in SEC competition.The head coach’s son cashed this exact parlay in the Big Ten Tournament against Purdue, which it is also worth noting was a Cornhuskers’ loss.Nebraska has not covered the spread in back-to-back games since its 20-game winning streak was snapped on Jan. 27, going 5-7 against the spread since then. Find more: Our team of experts has thoroughly researched and handpicked each product that appears on our website. We may receive compensation if you sign up through our links. Douglas Farmer spends his days thinking about college football and his nights thinking about the NBA. His betting habits and coverage follow that same pattern. He covered Notre Dame football for various outlets from 2008 to 2024, most notably spending eight seasons as NBC Sports’ beat writer on the Irish. That was also when his gambling focus took off. Knowing there were veteran beat writers with three decades more experience than he had, Douglas found his niche by best recognizing Notre Dame’s standing in each year’s national landscape, a complex tapestry most easily understood and remembered via betting odds. In 2021, that interest created a freelance opportunity with Covers, a role that eventually led to Douglas joining the company full-time in 2023. In the fall, Douglas will place five or six dozen bets each week, a disproportionate amount via BetRivers because the operator tends to have lines slightly different than the rest of the market. The same can be said of Circa Sports’ futures markets. While Douglas is an avid NBA fan and covers the league throughout the year, the vast majority of his bets are on college football, because that is the biggest key to sports betting: Know what you do not know.UCLA vs UConn Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness GameIowa vs Florida Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness GameSt. John's vs Kansas Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness GameKentucky vs Iowa State Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness GameIowa vs Florida Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness GameTennessee vs Virginia Prediction, Picks & Odds for Sunday's March Madness GameCopyright © 1995 - 2026 CS Media Limited All Rights Reserved. If you choose to make use of any information on this website including online sports betting services from any websites that may be featured on this website, we strongly recommend that you carefully check your local laws before doing so.It is your sole responsibility to understand your local laws and observe them strictly.Covers does not provide any advice or guidance as to the legality of online sports betting or other online gambling activities within your jurisdiction and you are responsible for complying with laws that are applicable to you in your relevant locality.Covers disclaims all liability associated with your use of this website and use of any information contained on it.As a condition of using this website, you agree to hold the owner of this website harmless from any claims arising from your use of any services on any third party website that may be featured by Covers.
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