The No. 16 Badgers of Wisconsin (-20) are set to welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to Camp Randall Stadium. BTN is scheduled to broadcast the action and this conference game starts at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers Betting Preview
Nebraska is a live dog and is currently getting 20 points in this Saturday Big 10 matchup. In order to take the home favorite, moneyline gamblers would currently have to spend $1,800 to win $100 back on the Badgers (-1800). The Cornhuskers are getting +900 moneyline odds. Oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 55.5 points, and should one team can catch a lucky break early, it will likely result in a reasonable live betting scenario.
Early action has shifted to the Cornhuskers, as the opening line was -22. The O/U hasn’t moved after being initially posted at 55.5.
The less-than-stellar Cornhuskers are 0-4 against the spread (ATS) and are down 7.8 units so far in 2018. The team has posted an O/U record of 2-2. The Badgers have gained 1.0 unit this season. The team is 1-3 ATS and also owns an even O/U record of 2-2.
The Cornhuskers are 0-4 straight up (SU), including 0-2 SU against Big 10 opponents. The Badgers are 3-1 SU overall and 1-0 SU in conference play.
These two programs faced off last year with the final result being a 38-17 victory for Wisconsin.
The Cornhuskers are still looking for their first win after a 42-28 defeat to Purdue last week where Adrian Martinez completed 25 passes for 323 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Martinez (91 yards on 18 rush attempts) also mounted the running attack and was complemented by Devine Ozigbo (170 yards on 17 carries, two TDs). JD Spielman (10 receptions, 135 yards, two TDs) and Jack Stoll (four catches, 51 yards) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
Wisconsin just earned a 28-17 win over Iowa two weeks ago. The defensive unit allowed the Hawkeyes to rush for 148 yards on 31 attempts. T.J. Hockenson had a productive outing in the loss for Iowa, posting 125 yards on three catches. For Wisconsin, Alex Hornibrook completed 17-of-22 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns. Jonathan Taylor (113 rushing yards on 25 attempts) mounted the running game while Jake Ferguson (four receptions, 58 yards, one TD) and Taylor (three catches, 44 yards, one TD) led the pass-catching attack in the win.
Nebraska has run the ball on 58.4 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Wisconsin has an overall rush percentage of 66.3 percent. The Cornhuskers have produced 204 rush yards/game (including 149 per game versus Big Ten opponents) and have six touchdowns on the ground this year. The Badgers are logging 266 rushing yards per game and have 10 total rush TDs.
The Cornhuskers offense has averaged 207 yards through the air overall (208 per game versus conference opposition) and has five passing scores so far. The Badgers have recorded 201 pass yards per contest and have seven total pass TDs.
Defensively, Nebraska has allowed 165 rush yards and 249 pass yards per game. The Wisconsin D has given up 172.8 yards per game to opposing passers and 135.0 yards per game to opposing runners. Both teams allow similar adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) to opponents, as the Cornhuskers have given up an ANY/A of 6.10 to opposing QBs, while the Badgers are allowing an ANY/A of 5.81.
Offensively, Martinez is up to 510 passing yards this year. He’s connected on 40-of-62 attempts with three passing scores and two interceptions. He has a 6.92 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number sits at 3.89 over the last two outings.
Alex Hornibrook has managed to complete 42-of-62 passes for 610 yards, six TDs and one INT for Wisconsin. His ANY/A sits at 9.66 for the season and 7.26 over his last two outings.
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Team Betting Notes
The Cornhuskers offense has created one pass play of 40 or more yards, while the Badgers have put up two such plays.
The Nebraska defense has allowed five pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Wisconsin has given up three such plays.
The Nebraska offense has created 11 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Wisconsin has created seven such runs.
The Cornhuskers defense has allowed seven rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Badgers have given up three such runs.
The Nebraska defensive unit has 12 sacks on the year while Wisconsin has just three.
Nebraska has averaged 4.14529914529915 yards per carry across its last three outings and 4.3 over its last two.
Wisconsin has averaged 5.7 yards per carry over its last three games and 4.8 over its last two.
In its last three games, Wisconsin is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
Nebraska was the underdog by 4 points in its previous game and the O/U was 58. The over cashed and Nebraska failed to cover in the 42-28 defeat to Purdue.
In its last three games, Nebraska is 0-3 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
Wisconsin was getting 3 points in its last match and the Over/Under going into it was 44. The over cashed and Wisconsin covered in the team’s 28-17 win over Iowa.
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