Nebraska vs Arizona State Picks and Prediction – 4/1/2025

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will meet the Arizona State Sun Devils in Las Vegas for a first-round matchup in the college Basketball Crown Tournament. Nebraska comes into this matchup with seventeen wins and 14 losses riding a long losing streak after a 15 point loss against Iowa in their last outing. Offensively Nebraska was terrible in their last outing scoring just 68 points on 34.9% shoot from the floor in 22.2% from beyond the arc. The Cornhuskers lost the rebounding battle and turned the ball over six times in the game. Defensively Nebraska was outmatched giving up 83 points on 49.2% shooting. Stay in the action with our College Basketball Picks.

Juwan Gray carried the Nebraska offense in their last outing with 24 points on 15 shots in 28 minutes. Sam Hoiberg was second on the team with 12 points in 31 minutes of action. The other 3 Nebraska starters combined to score 18 total points.

The Arizona State Sun Devils come into the college basketball crown with thirteen wins and 19 losses overall, riding a long losing streak that began with a five-point loss to Kansas State in the final game of the regular season. Offensively Arizona State was horrendous last time out scoring just 66 points on 38.3% from the floor. The Sun Devils also made just 26.9% from beyond the arc and 68.4% from the free throw line. Defensively Arizona State was outmatched giving up 71 points on 50% shooting from the floor and Kansas State made 8 triples in the game.

BJ Freeman leads the Arizona State offense this season averaging 13.7 points per game. Alson Mason is second on the team averaging 13.5 points to go along with the team leading 4 assists. Basheer Jihad averages 12.5 points and Joson Sanon averages 11.9 points per game. Big man Jaden Quaintance averages 9.4 points and leads the team pulling in 7.9 rebounds per contest.

Nebraska is the far better team in this game and will have no issues in this matchup. Arizona State is a well below average team that will struggle in this matchup. Take the Cornhuskers to roll start to finish leading to the win and cover. Final Score Prediction, Nebraska Cornhuskers win and cover 78-61.