NCAA Basketball Betting – Tigers Look To Avoid Upset-Minded Cornhuskers

Those who bet on March Madness can see their brackets forming more and more by the day, but it could be shaken up on Tuesday when Missouri heads to Lincoln to face a Nebraska squad that may have sealed their fate with a tough overtime loss in their last game, but have already taken down a top team at home in the Big 12.

Missouri Nebraska Betting – Tuesday, 8:00 PM ET

The Tigers (22-7, 8-6) fell 80-70 on the road to a streaking Kansas State team, and they couldn’t get anything going from the floor, hitting 40.7% of their attempts, and they were pounded on the glass as the Tigers were outrebounded 34-21. Marcus Denmon was the high man with 22 points for the Tigers, who may need some help to clinch a first-round bye in the Big 12 tournament, but Missouri may be worth a darkhorse pick later this month if you’re looking for a sports betting bonus. The Tigers are a scary team when they can dictate the pace of the game, which Kansas State didn’t allow them to do, and the Tigers also struggle on the road, where they are 1-6 SU this season.

The Cornhuskers (18-10, 6-8) may have sealed their fate with an 83-82 overtime loss at Iowa State, a game that they lost at the foul line. Nebraska was only 6-of-13 from the charity stripe, while the Cyclones were 19-of-22, and the Cornhuskers even had to fight back from an eight-point halftime deficit. Lance Jeter had a huge game with 27 points, 10 boards and five assists, while Jorge Brian-Diaz added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Cornhuskers, who obviously underestimated the Cyclones, who have the worst record in the Big 12, and it may have cost Nebraska a chance to make their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1998.

We’re willing to bet 5dimes that the Cornhuskers will be the home favorites in this contest, as they have lost just once in Lincoln this year, falling to Kansas. Ask Texas if the Cornhuskers are a tough team at home, as they lost by three at Nebraska on February 19th, and now the Cornhuskers are more dangerous because they have nothing to lose. Nebraska is 3-2 SU and ATS in their last five at home against the Tigers, who don’t want to fall down the Big 12 pecking order, and they don’t want go into their regular-season finale against Kansas with a two-game losing streak. The Cornhuskers fell 77-69 in Columbia on January 12th, getting 27 points from Denmon, but we think the roles will be reversed in Lincoln, and keep Nebraska on the outside of the NCAA Tournament bubble. Take the Cornhuskers in your online sports betting picks.