The No. 10 Nebraska Cornhuskers are 10-2 straight up and 8-3-1 against the spread over their last 12 games. The Cornhuskers will try to be the second team this season to hand the No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes an upset loss, this Saturday in Columbus.
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers will be looking to bounce back from a loss on Saturday, but they’re listed as large underdogs on the road at the Ohio State Buckeyes.
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Nebraska is a 17-point road underdog at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last 29 games coming off a loss, the Cornhuskers are 23-6 SU.
The Cornhuskers erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime against the Wisconsin Badgers last Saturday, but fell short of the upset in a 23-17 loss. Nebraska did cover the spread in the defeat as a nine-point underdog, bringing its record on the season to 7-1 SU and 5-2-1 ATS in the process.
The game coming down to a defensive battle wasn’t too big of a surprise, with Nebraska ranking 15th in scoring defense allowing 18.4 points per game and Wisconsin ranking third allowing 14.6 points per game.
In their last 12 games as a betting underdog, the Cornhuskers have shown plenty of bite with a 10-2 ATS record and five outright upsets per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Betting Line / Total: Ohio State -17 / 52 Points
Trend: Ohio State is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games at home.
Trend: Nebraska is 23-6 SU in its last 29 games after a loss.
Ohio State has been a double-digit favorite in each of its last four games. The Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS over those four games, needing overtime to beat Wisconsin as a 10.5-point road favorite, losing outright to Penn State as a 17.5-point favorite, and then barely getting by Northwestern 24-20 as a 26-point favorite last Saturday.
The team has not played well since getting off to a brilliant 4-0 SU and ATS start to the season, and getting back on track this week won’t be easy against a solid Nebraska team.
Saturday’s total is set at 52 points. The UNDER is 4-1 in Ohio State’s last five games against teams with winning records.
Both Nebraska and Ohio State control their own destiny in the Big Ten, and if either is able to win out it would all but certainly punch that team a ticket into the College Football Playoff. Ohio State is the clear favorite at home, but if the last few weeks are any indication, this one could be interesting all the way down to the wire.
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
When: Saturday, Nov. 5, 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
