A couple of schools that recorded losing campaigns a year ago, the South Alabama Jaguars and the No. 24 Nebraska Cornhuskers are preparing to face off at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium. ESPN has the TV rights and the game is scheduled to kick off at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. South Alabama Jaguars
South Alabama is a big road underdog here and is currently getting 36 points from oddsmakers. If the Jaguars get out in front early on it would generate a decent in-game betting opportunity. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 65 points.
Sharp bettors have been siding with the over, as the game’s O/U was initially set at 64.
Against the spread (ATS) last season, the Jags were 5-6-1. The over cashed in eight of those games while the under hit three times. The Cornhuskers compiled an ATS record of 7-4 with an O/U record of 7-4.
Overall, the Jaguars were just 3-9 straight-up (SU) last season while the Cornhuskers performed a bit better with a 4-8 SU record in 2018. Against conference foes, the Jaguars went 2-6 SU and the Cornhuskers were 3-6 SU versus Big Ten programs. Each school posted a 1-2 SU record against non-conference opponents in 2018.
The Jaguars produced 205.1 passing yards per game and 154.6 rushing yards per game against their eight SBC opponents last year. They managed to score 21.4 points per game against those opponents while giving up 40.1 per contest. When facing out-of-conference squads, they averaged 29.8 points-for and 36.0 points-against, along with 199.5 pass yards per game and 146.8 rush yards per contest.
Against out-of-conference foes, the Cornhuskers passed for 218.3 yards per game and ran for 247.3 per game on their way to 30.7 points per outing. When facing just Big 10 opponents, the offensive unit managed 29.8 points per game by averaging 256.8 passing yards and 196.2 rushing yards. The Cornhuskers defense allowed 22.0 PPG to non-conference foes and 34.3 to teams in conference in 2018.
South Alabama Jaguars at Nebraska Cornhuskers Free Pick
SU Winner: Nebraska, ATS Winner: South Alabama, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- The Jaguars created 17 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Cornhuskers put up 25 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Jaguars logged 3.7 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 5.0 to opponents.
- The Cornhuskers recorded 5.4 yards per carry last season and gave up a YPC of 5.0 to opponents.
- The Jaguars offensive line allowed 25 sacks last season. Their defense created 20 sacks.
- Nebraska quarterbacks were sacked 28 times last season. Their defense got to opposing signal-callers on 25 occasions
- Both of these teams threw for exactly 19 passing touchdowns last season.
