Penn State Basketball weekend watch: How to root against the bubble
By Evan Smith
Looking up but not that far away from a NCAA Tournament bid, here’s a complete guide on who Penn State Basketball must root for, and root against this weekend.
First and foremost, Penn State Basketball hosts Nebraska Sunday (14th) at 3:00 pm
KenPom: 30 (Nebraska 125)
NET Rankings: 31 (Nebraska 166)
Last time out: Nebraska fell at home to #6 Illinois, 77-72 in OT.
About the Cornhuskers:
Nebraska had an even longer COVID-pause than the Nittany Lions did, and that’s why they played yesterday, play tomorrow and play again Tuesday.
The Cornhuskers are 4-12, but after paying Fred Hoiberg real B1G coaching money, expectations are high in Lincoln that he will turn the program around after their one tournament run with Tim Miles.
Analysis:
This is obviously a must win for the Lions, it’s the most important watch this weekend.
Penn State will probably be a seven or eight-point favorite at home, but this is no gimme game.
Nebraska gave Illinois a better run than PSU did (either time) and are just starting to gel coming out of their COVID-break. My gut tells me this will be a much closer game than the metrics tell us.
I’ll take a one point win.