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At 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-3) are at home against the Purdue Boilermakers (2-5).
The Boilermakers are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+2), against the Cornhuskers (with an over/under of 39.5 points).
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Game Info for Nebraska vs. Purdue
- Game Day: Saturday, October 28, 2023
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
- Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | -2 | -109 | -111 | 39.5 | -109 | -111 | -128 | +107 |
Nebraska Pick Insights
- So far this season, Nebraska has compiled a 3-4-0 record against the spread.
- In games it has played as at least 2-point favorites this season, Nebraska is 1-2 against the spread.
- Two of Nebraska’s seven games with a set total have hit the over (28.6%).
Nebraska Stats & Insights
- On the defensive side of the ball, Nebraska has been a top-25 unit, ranking 21st-best by surrendering just 313.6 yards per game. The offense ranks 106th (328.9 yards per game).
- Nebraska ranks 13th-worst in scoring offense (18.7 points per game), but has been a little better on defense, ranking 26th with 19.3 points allowed per contest.
- While Nebraska’s pass defense ranks 84th with 237 passing yards allowed per game,the offense has been worse, ranking sixth-worst (133.7 passing yards per game).
- Nebraska has been a tough matchup for opposing teams in the running game, ranking top-25 in both rushing offense (21st-best with 195.1 rushing yards per game) and rushing defense (fifth-best with 76.6 rushing yards allowed per game) this season.
- Nebraska ranks 91st in third-down efficiency (37.2%) on offense and 67th in third-down conversion rate allowed (37.5%) on defense this season.
- Nebraska has the 17th-worst turnover margin in college football at -5, forcing seven turnovers (106th in the FBS) while turning it over 12 times (89th in the FBS).
Nebraska’s Best Players
- Heinrich Haarberg leads Nebraska with 716 yards (102.3 ypg) on 58-of-113 passing with five touchdowns and four interceptions this season. He also has 424 rushing yards on 85 carries while scoring four touchdowns on the ground.
- This season, Anthony Grant has carried the ball 70 times for 302 yards (43.1 per game) and three touchdowns.
- Billy Kemp IV has hauled in 21 receptions for 216 yards (30.9 yards per game) to lead the team so far this season. He’s found the end zone one time as a receiver.
- Marcus Washington has hauled in eight receptions totaling 176 yards so far this campaign.
- Thomas Fidone II has racked up 15 catches for 175 yards, an average of 25 yards per game. He’s scored three times as a receiver this season.
- Jimari Butler paces the team with 4.5 sacks, and also has three TFL and 15 tackles.
- Isaac Gifford, Nebraska’s leading tackler, has 35 tackles, one TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception this year.
- Omar Brown has a team-leading one interception to go along with 23 tackles, one TFL, and one pass defended.
Purdue Betting Insights
- Purdue is 2-5-0 against the spread this year.
- Purdue is winless against the spread (0-3) when playing as at least 2-point underdogs.
- Purdue games have hit the over in three out of seven opportunities (42.9%).
Purdue Pick Insights
- With 370.7 total yards per game on the offensive side of the ball, Purdue ranks 79th in the FBS in 2023. On defense, it ranks 92nd, giving up 395.4 total yards per contest.
- From an offensive angle, Purdue is posting 23 points per game (101st-ranked). It ranks 100th in the FBS defensively (29.9 points given up per game).
- Purdue is putting up 232.1 passing yards per game on offense this season (62nd-ranked). Meanwhile, it is giving up 241.9 passing yards per contest (95th-ranked) on defense.
- Purdue ranks 90th in the FBS with 138.6 rushing yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 83rd with 153.6 rushing yards surrendered per contest on the defensive side of the ball.
- Purdue has been struggling on third down, ranking 16th-worst with a 45.5% third-down conversion percentage allowed per game. It has been more productive offensively, generating a 41% third-down rate (65th-ranked).
- After forcing nine turnovers (78th in the FBS) and turning the ball over 10 times (63rd in the FBS) this season, Purdue sports the 75th-ranked turnover margin of -1.
Purdue’s Best Players
- Hudson Card has thrown for 1,617 yards on 60.6% passing while recording seven touchdown passes with five interceptions this season.
- Devin Mockobee is his team’s leading rusher with 105 carries for 478 yards, or 68.3 per game. He’s found paydirt four times on the ground, as well.
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. has racked up 296 yards (on 50 carries) with five touchdowns.
- Deion Burks leads his squad with 418 receiving yards on 27 catches with five touchdowns.
- Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen has totaled 329 receiving yards (47 yards per game) on 25 receptions.
- TJ Sheffield has racked up 308 reciving yards (44 ypg) and one touchdown this season.
- Kydran Jenkins paces the team with five sacks, and also has seven TFL and 30 tackles.
- So far Dillon Thieneman leads the team in both tackles and interceptions. He has totaled 57 tackles and three interceptions this season.
