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The Maryland Terrapins (5-4) play on Saturday at 12:00 PM ET against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-4) at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE).
The Cornhuskers are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+2.5), against the Terrapins (with an over/under of 45 points).
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Game Info for Maryland vs. Nebraska
- Game Day: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Game Time: 12:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Peacock
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | -2.5 | -110 | -110 | 45 | -110 | -110 | -135 | +114 |
Maryland Pick Insights
- Maryland has posted a 3-6-0 record against the spread this season.
- In games this season as favorites of at least 2.5 points, Maryland has a 3-4 record against the spread.
- The teams have hit the over in five of Maryland’s nine games with a set total.
Maryland Stats & Insights
- Maryland is totaling 397.9 yards per game on offense this season (58th in the FBS), and are allowing 347.6 yards per game (44th) on the other side of the ball.
- Maryland is putting up 30.7 points per game on offense (47th in the FBS), and ranks 53rd on defense with 23.8 points allowed per game.
- From an offensive standpoint, Maryland ranks 26th in the FBS with 280.8 passing yards per game. Meanwhile, the defense ranks 75th in passing yards allowed per contest (232.9).
- While Maryland’s run defense ranks 28th with 114.7 rushing yards allowed per game, the offense has been worse, ranking 24th-worst (117.1 rushing yards per game).
- From an offensive standpoint, Maryland ranks 29th in the FBS with a 44.5% third-down percentage. Meanwhile, the team’s defense ranks 33rd in third-down percentage allowed (114.7).
- Maryland has forced 13 total turnovers (54th in the FBS) this season and have turned it over 12 times (60th in the FBS) for +1a turnover margin of +1, 57th-ranked in college football.
Maryland’s Best Players
- Taulia Tagovailoa has thrown for 2,486 yards (276.2 ypg) to lead Maryland, completing 65.1% of his passes and recording 21 touchdown passes compared to seven interceptions this season.
- Roman Hemby has carried the ball 93 times for a team-high 441 yards on the ground and has found the end zone four times. He’s also tacked on 26 catches for 231 yards (25.7 per game) and two touchdowns in the pass game.
- This season, Colby McDonald has carried the ball 38 times for 261 yards (29 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Jeshaun Jones’ leads his squad with 521 yards as a receiver. He’s racked up that yardage on 40 catches (out of 60 targets) and scored four touchdowns.
- Kaden Prather has hauled in 33 receptions totaling 484 yards, finding the end zone five times as a receiver so far this campaign.
- Tai Felton has been the target of 56 passes and racked up 33 receptions for 469 yards, an average of 52.1 yards per contest. He’s found the end zone four times through the air this season.
- Kellan Wyatt leads the team with 3.5 sacks, and also has five TFL and 28 tackles.
- Beau Brade is the team’s top-tackler this year. He’s picked up 46 tackles, three TFL, and one interception.
- Tarheeb Still leads the team with three interceptions, while also collecting 24 tackles, two TFL, and three passes defended.
Nebraska Betting Insights
- So far this season, Nebraska has compiled a 4-5-0 record against the spread.
- When it has played as at least 2.5-point underdogs this year, Nebraska is 2-2 against the spread.
- In Nebraska’s nine games with a set total, four have hit the over (44.4%).
Nebraska Pick Insights
- While Nebraska’s offense has had trouble moving the chains, ranking 19th-worst with 318 total yards per game, its defense ranks 17th-best with only 298.3 total yards ceded per contest.
- Nebraska ranks 17th-worst in points per game on offense (19.9), but at least it has been playing well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 22nd-best in points allowed per contest (18.8).
- Nebraska ranks fifth-worst in passing yards per game (131.9), but it has been more productive defensively, ranking 52nd in the FBS with 221.1 passing yards allowed per contest.
- Nebraska has been thriving on run defense, giving up only 77.2 rushing yards per contest (fourth-best). On offense, it ranks 31st in the FBS by posting 186.1 rushing yards per game.
- Nebraska ranks 84th in the FBS with a 37.4% third-down conversion rate on offense, and 36th with a 35.1% third-down percentage allowed on defense.
- Nebraska has not done well in terms of turnovers, as the team’s turnover margin of -9 is fifth-worst in the FBS.
Nebraska’s Best Players
- Heinrich Haarberg has thrown for 967 yards (107.4 ypg) to lead Nebraska, completing 50% of his passes and tossing seven touchdown passes and six interceptions this season. He is also a playmaker on the ground, racking up 483 yards (53.7 ypg) on 118 carries with five touchdowns.
- Anthony Grant has racked up 355 yards (on 85 attempts) with three touchdowns.
- Thomas Fidone II has racked up 219 receiving yards on 19 catches to pace his squad so far this season while scoring four touchdowns as a receiver.
- Billy Kemp IV has collected 216 receiving yards (24 yards per game) and one touchdown on 21 receptions.
- Marcus Washington has racked up 176 reciving yards (19.6 ypg) this season.
- Jimari Butler has five sacks to pace the team, and also has three TFL and 23 tackles.
- Isaac Gifford, Nebraska’s top tackler, has 50 tackles, four TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception this year.
- Tommi Hill leads the team with three interceptions, while also collecting eight tackles and four passes defended.
