The Nebraska Cornhuskers will face the Oregon State Beavers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday afternoon with tipoff scheduled for 4:00 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on the Peacock Network.

Nebraska finished last season with one of the worst records in the Big Ten as they finished the season with a record of 16-16 and a record of 9-11 in the Big Ten which led to a tie with the Wisconsin Badgers for 11^th place in the conference during the regular season. The Cornhuskers would also be eliminated early in the Big Ten Conference Tournament against the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a score of 75-78 causing the Nebraska Cornhuskers to miss the NCAA Tournament for the 9^th straight season. This season, Nebraska is projected to be the 2^nd worst team in the Big Ten Conference, however, the Cornhuskers have started the year with a record of 4-0 following wins at home against the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 84-52, the Florida A&M Rattlers by a score of 81-54, the Rider Broncs by a score of 64-50, and the Stony Brook Seawolves by a score of 84-63. The Nebraska Cornhuskers will face their toughest opponent to date this season when they face the Oregon State Beavers.

The Oregon State Beavers finished with the 2^nd worst record in the Pac-12 last season with a record of 5-15 in Pac-12 play while finishing with an overall record of 11-21. The Beavers would be eliminated in the 1^st round of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament against the Arizona State Sun Devils by a score of 57-63 and would not make the NCAA Tournament for the 2^nd consecutive season. This season, Oregon State is projected to be the worst team in the Pac-12 Conference, however, the Beavers have started the season with a record of 3-0 following wins at home against the Linfield Wildcats by a score of 82-43, the Troy Trojans by a score of 81-80 in double-overtime, and the Appalachian State Mountaineers by a score of 81-70 in overtime and will be facing another undefeated team on Saturday afternoon when they play the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

BookMaker has the Nebraska Cornhuskers listed as 8.5-point favorites against the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday afternoon. The teams are 1-1 in the last two games in the series while Oregon State has gone 2-0 ATS in those matchups. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are 3-1 ATS overall and 3-1 ATS as a favorite this season while the Oregon State Beavers are 1-1 ATS overall on the year.

Both teams enter this game undefeated with Nebraska having a record of 4-0 and Oregon State having a record of 3-0. However, the Beavers have won in overtime in their last two games against Sun Belt teams and will be taking a step up in competition on Saturday. Nebraska is 3-1 ATS overall and 3-1 ATS as a favorite this season which is why I am buying the .5 point and laying the points with the Nebraska Cornhuskers when they face the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday afternoon.