Nebraska vs Purdue Betting Picks and Prediction
Nebraska Cornhuskers lost to Northwestern in Ireland and lost a game against Penn State. Mickey Joseph was promoted to interim head coach at Purdue. The teams are tied atop the West Division. Saturday's game is at 7:30 p.m. ET at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Nebraska travels to Purdue for a 7:30 p.m. ET start on Saturday, Oct. 15. The game will be aired on Big Ten Network.
Nebraska's offense is not as good as it could be, but they are still balanced. They are 61st in total yards, 78th in points per game and 106th on passing yards per contest. Their defense is 90th, allowing 29.3 points a game.
Nebraska has lost two players to NCAAF injuries. Decoldest Crawford is out for the season with a knee injury, while Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda is questionable with an undisclosed injury.
Cornhuskers have won two straight games after going a full year without beating a FBS opponent. They are 1-6 against the spread in their last seven games. The under is 5-1 after a loss against a spread and when they score less than 20 points in the previous game.
Nebraska and Purdue are playing each other. Nebraska is favored by 2 points. Purdue is ranked 49th in yards per game and 57th overall. Aidan O'Connell has been phenomenal for Purdue, completing 66.7% of his passes for 1,550 yards and ten touchdowns. Charlie Jones looks like the next NFL-caliber receiver with 50 catches for 603 yards, seven touchdowns and Payne Durham has 28 catches with 280 yards.
A number of players are listed as questionable on offense for Saturday. Wide receivers on the injury report include Abdur Rahmaan-Yaseen, Broc Thompson, and Elijah Canion. Running backs King Doerue and Dylan Downing are also listed.
The over is 7-0 in the Purdue Boilermakers’ last seven games following an against the spread win. The road team is 5-1 against against in last six meetings. Nebraska is 2-5-2 against spread in their last eight meetings, and the underdog is 6-3-4 against spreads in those eight games.
Purdue is favored by 13 points with an over/under of 58.5. The moneyline has Purdue at -500 while Nebraska is +375.
Nebraska Cornhuskers are 1-5 against the spread this season. Nebraska is playing with confidence, but their defense needs to step up against Purdue's best passing offense.
Nebraska Cornhuskers are playing at Purdue Boilermakers. The game is a deciding factor in each team's trajectory.
Nebraska vs. Purdue is an NCAAF match-up.
