Nebraska at Minnesota 10/12/19 - College Football Betting Picks & Odds
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
CFB: 7:30 PM EST
Oct. 12, 2019
TV: FS1
Latest Odds : MIN -7.5 Total 50
Nebraska hits the road for a Big Ten battle as the Cornhuskers travel up to Minneapolis, MN to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Nebraska enters this game with a record of 4-2 and a 2-1 record in conference play. The Cornhuskers are coming off a game that saw them escaping with a 13-10 victory at home over Northwestern. Minnesota enters this home matchup with a perfect 5-0 record and a 2-0 record in conference play. While Minnesota has 4 wins by a margin of victory of a touchdown or less, the Golden Gophers are coming off their biggest win of the year, a score of 40-17 over Illinois.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are led offensively by quarterback Adrian Martinez. Martinez has thrown for 1,245 yds on 88 completions. He has 7 TD’s and has been picked off 5 times. Martinez also has the ability to call his own number as he has 341 rushing yds on the season and 3 rushing touchdowns. JD Spielman leads the team in receiving yds with 410. Spielman has 21 receptions and a touchdown as well.
The Cornhuskers defensively are guided by linebacker Mohamed Barry. He has 49 tackles on the season. Cam Taylor-Britt is the one to watch for in the secondary, the cornerback has 26 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, and 4 forced fumbles on the season. The defense as a whole has 16 sacks and 11 takeaways on the season.
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Minnesota on the year has been led on offense by quarterback Tanner Morgan. Morgan a sophomore has thrown for 1,250 yds to go along with 13 touchdowns, while throwing 3 interceptions. Tyler Johnson has been his go to with 28 receptions for 350 yds receiving. Morgan and Johnson have hooked up for 5 TD’s. Rodney Smith leads the backfield with 536 rushing yds. Smith has three scores, while the backfied as a whole has 10 rushing TD’s. The offense is averaging 409 yds per game.
Defensively the Golden Gophers are led by defensive back Chris Williamson. Williamson has 25 tackles on the season, 2 sacks, and an interception returned for a touchdown. The defense in general is giving up just under 28 points per game. The defense has totaled 11 sacks and 9 turnovers.
Recent Betting Trends:
The over for Nebraska since 2017 is 9-3 when Nebraska is the away team.
Nebraska this year is 1-5 against the spread.
Minnesota since 2017 the over is 11-9 in conference games.
Minnesota is 2-0 against the spread this year in conference games.
Free Betting Pick: Minnesota Golden Gophers -7.5
Nebraska is 1-5 against the spread this season. While I do feel this should be a close game since Minnesota has won 4 games by a touchdown or less, I think in the end the Nebraska kicking game will be a reason why Minnesota ultimately covers the spread. Nebraska on the season has used three different kickers and have gone 4/10 on field goals and have also missed 2 extra points. Final score prediction, Minnesota Golden Gophers win and cover the spread 34-26.