Nebraska vs. Northwestern Prediction
It’s “Week 0” in college football and one of the bigger matchups will take place in the Big Ten when Nebraska takes on Northwestern at 12:30 p.m. ET from Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
Is 11.5 points too much to lay with the Cornhuskers?
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
300 Nebraska Cornhuskers (-11.5) vs. 299 Northwestern Wildcats (+11.5); o/u 51.5
12:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, August 27, 2022
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Nebraska vs. Northwestern Public Betting Information
As of this writing, our CFB Public Betting page shows that 57% of bets are on Nebraska. That said, this page is updated frequently so make sure that you click on the link provided so that you’re getting the most updated information.
Nebraska Cornhuskers Game Notes
Nebraska freshman WR Decoldest Crawford has struck a very fitting NIL deal. Crawford (6’1/160) signed with Nebraska last year and will look to make a splash within the receiving corps over the course of his college career. But he’s already making his name known in the NIL era, recently striking an NIL deal with an HVAC company called SOS Heating and Cooling. It’s a bit comical (but fitting) given Crawford’s first name. “He has a really unique name and we want to capitalize on it with him and hopefully he grows into that role of doing really well on the field. We’re willing to take a chance on him,” Jake Wasikowski of the company said.
Northwestern Wildcats Game Notes
Northwestern redshirt freshman QB Brendan Sullivan is neck-and-neck with Ryan Hilinski in the battle for the starting quarterback job. Sullivan (6’3/212) is a former three-star recruit who was considered the 49th-best quarterback and 17th overall player in Michigan from the 2021 prep cycle, earning an .8655 player rating from 247Sports. He didn’t play at all last season, so we don’t have any collegiate performance to judge him on. Hilinski on the other hand was a four-star prospect who originally attended South Carolina before transferring over to Northwestern. He completed 95-of-176 passes for 978 yards and a three-to-four ratio while earning an unimpressive 49.3 overall offensive grade from PFF College. The Wildcats open up in Week 0 against Nebraska in Ireland, so HC Fitzgerald doesn’t have much time to make the decision before flying across the pond.
Nebraska vs. Northwestern Betting Trends
Cornhuskers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
Favorite is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings
Nebraska vs. Northwestern Betting Prediction
Dating back to last season, the Wildcats are just 1-5 against the spread in their last six conference games and as mentioned above, they have questions at quarterback heading into the season. Nebraska often disappoints early in the season (and in the middle of the season…and late in the season), but the ‘Huskers have more talent top to bottom and should eventually pull away in this one today.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 0 PREDICTION: NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS -11.5