ABC Big 12 Conference Championship Game: Texas vs Nebraska

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Texas Longhorns and the Nebraska Cornhuskers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Cowboys Stadium.

Oddsmakers currently have the Longhorns listed as 14½-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.

Colt McCoy threw four TD passes and ran for anther as Texas defeated rival Texas A&M 49-39 in Week 13. Texas failed to cover the 20.5-point spread, while the 88 points sailed OVER the posted total of 63.

McCoy completed 24-of-40 pass attempts for 302 yards for Texas, while Jordan Shipley and James Kirkendoll caught a pair of touchdown passes in that win.

Nebraska had a 14-point lead at halftime and held on for a 28-20 victory over Colorado in Week 13. Nebraska failed to cover the 10-point spread, but the 48 points made it OVER the posted total of 61.

Rex Burkhead ran for 101 yards with a touchdown to lead the way.

Current streak:
Texas has won 12 straight games.
Nebraska has won 5 straight games.

Team records:
Texas: 12-0 SU, 5-6-1 ATS
Nebraska: 9-3 SU, 8-4 ATS

Texas most recently:
When playing in December are 6-4
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 10-0
When playing within the conference are 10-0

Nebraska most recently:
When playing in December are 6-4
When playing on turf are 8-2
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Nebraska
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Nebraska is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nebraska’s last 8 games
Nebraska is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Nebraska is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas