The Indiana Hoosiers and No. 25 Nebraska Cornhuskers will square off on the turf at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium. This vital afternoon game will start at 3:30 p.m. ET and fans can catch the action by tuning in to BTN.
Betting Preview: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Indiana Hoosiers
In this Saturday Big Ten game, Nebraska has been tabbed as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 1 point. The Hoosiers are also receiving -105 moneyline odds while the Cornhuskers are -115. Vegas has determined the over/under (O/U) to be 54.5 points. There will likely be some solid live betting opportunities while the matchup is underway.
This game’s opening line was 2. The O/U has yet to change after being initially set at 54.5.
The Hoosiers are 4-3 against the spread (ATS) and have gained 0.0 units so far in 2019. The team’s posted an O/U mark of 3-4.
The Cornhuskers have lost 0.8 units this season. The team is 1-6 ATS and has an O/U record of 1-5-1.
The Hoosiers are 5-2 straight up (SU), including 2-2 SU against conference opponents. The Cornhuskers are 4-3 SU overall and 2-2 SU in conference play.
The Hoosiers just got a 34-28 win over Maryland last week. The Hoosiers defense allowed the Terrapins to run for 173 yards on 37 rush attempts, including two rush TDs. Offensively, the Hoosiers completed 29-of-41 passes for 334 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Peyton Ramsey went 20-for-27 for 193 yards and one touchdown while Michael Penix Jr. completed nine-of-14 for 141 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Stevie Scott III (108 rushing yards on 18 attempts, two TDs) mounted the ground attack. Peyton Hendershot (six receptions, 95 yards) and Nick Westbrook (six catches, 75 yards, one TD) handled the receiving duties in the win.
A couple of weeks ago, Minnesota took care of this Nebraska crew by a score of 34-7. As a group, the Cornhuskers collectively completed 15-of-29 passes for 148 yards. Noah Vedral went 14-for-23 for 135 yards while Andrew Bunch was one-of-six for 13 yards. Vedral (49 rushing yards on 15 attempts) mounted the running game while Jack Stoll (four receptions, 18 yards) and JD Spielman (three catches, 59 yards) led all Nebraska pass-catchers in the loss.
Indiana has run the ball on 47.2 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Nebraska has a rush percentage of 62.6 percent. The Hoosiers have rushed for 142.6 yards/game (including 139.5 per game against Big Ten opponents) and have 10 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Cornhuskers are logging 189.9 rushing yards per game (203.5 in conference) and have 14 total rush TDs.
It seems like the Hoosiers should hold an advantage when it comes to applying pressure, as their offensive line has allowed just 27 sacks while the D-line logged 21 sacks. The Cornhuskers offensive line has given up 28 sacks and their defense has logged only 25 sacks.
The Hoosiers offensive scheme has tallied 307.3 yards per contest in the air overall (283 per game against conference opposition) and has 17 passing scores so far. The Cornhuskers have put up 209.1 pass yards per contest (177 in the Big 10) and have seven total pass TDs.
On the defensive side of the ball, Indiana should have the upper hand in both phases. The team has allowed 128.3 rush yards and 168.7 pass yards per game. The Nebraska defense has allowed 205.1 yards per game to opposing passers and 187.7 yards per game on the ground. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to the opposition, as the Hoosiers have given up an ANY/A of 5.20 to opposing QBs, while the Cornhuskers are yielding an ANY/A of 5.13.
Michael Penix Jr. has been more efficient than Vedral of late, as his adjusted net yards per pass attempt stands at 8.11for the season and 9.60 over his last two outings. Vedral’s ANY/A is 4.61 for the year and 4.97 over his last two outings.
These two conference adversaries did not get a chance to face each other a year ago.
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers Bedding Prediction
SU Winner: Indiana, ATS Winner: Indiana, O/U: Over
Team Betting Notes
- The Indiana defense has 17 sacks on the year while Nebraska has 16.
- The Nebraska offense has lost nine fumbles this season while the Indiana offense has lost three.
- The Hoosiers offense has created six pass plays of 40 yards or more, while the Cornhuskers have put up seven such plays.
- Both defenses have allowed four pass plays of 40 or more yards. The Indiana defense has given up nine pass plays of 30+ yards while Nebraska has yielded six such plays.
- The Indiana offense has created eight rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Nebraska has created 14 such runs.
- The Hoosiers defense has allowed seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Cornhuskers have given up 13 such runs.
- As a team, Indiana has averaged 5.3 yards per rush attempt over its past three outings and 6.4 over its last two.
- Nebraska has averaged 3.8 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 3.4 over its past two.
