Nebraska-Oklahoma Preview

The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Oklahoma Sooners will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Memorial Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Sooners listed as 21-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game’s total is sitting at 71.
Joe Ganz threw for three touchdowns to lead Nebraska to a 32-20 win over Baylor in Week 9.
The Cornhuskers failed to cover the 14-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 57.
DeMarco Murray racked up 167 total yards and four touchdowns as Oklahoma sustained a 21-point Kansas State rally in the highest-scoring first half in school history to win 58-35 in Week 9.
The Sooners covered the 18.5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day’s posted total of 71.
Current streak:
Nebraska has won 2 straight games.
Oklahoma has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Nebraska: 5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS
Oklahoma: 7-1 SU, 5-2 ATS
Nebraska most recently:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 3-7

Oklahoma most recently:
When playing in November are 8-2
When playing on grass are 8-2
After being outgained are 9-1
When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Nebraska’s last 9 games on the road
Nebraska is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Nebraska is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Nebraska is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma
Oklahoma is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
Oklahoma is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma’s last 7 games
Oklahoma is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska
Next up:
Nebraska home to Kansas, Saturday, November 8
Oklahoma at Texas A&M, Saturday, November 8

 

 

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