NCAA Football Handicapping: Nebraska vs Kansas

The Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Kansas Jayhawks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Memorial Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cornhuskers listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Jayhawks, while the game’s total is sitting at 43.
Nebraska’s defense had five interceptions as they pulled off a 10-3 upset victory over Oklahoma in Week 10, as 5-point underdogs. That game’s 13 points went well UNDER the posted total of 42.
Ryan Hill caught a short 1-yard TD pass to lift Nebraska.
Todd Reesing finished with 241 yards on 14-of-27 passing, and Jacob Branstetter missed 30-yard field goals in each half for the Jayhawks in a 17-10 loss to Kansas State in Week 10.
The Jayhawks did not cover the 1-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 55.5.
Current streak:
Nebraska has won 2 straight games.
Kansas has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Nebraska: 6-3 SU, 6-3 ATS
Kansas: 5-4 SU, 2-6 ATS
Nebraska most recently:
When playing in November are 7-3
When playing on turf are 8-2
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 7-3

Kansas most recently:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Nebraska’s last 5 games
Nebraska is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Kansas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nebraska’s last 5 games when playing Kansas
Nebraska is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Kansas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Kansas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Nebraska
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas’s last 5 games when playing Nebraska
Kansas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Nebraska
Next up:
Nebraska home to Kansas State, Saturday, November 21
Kansas at Texas, Saturday, November 21

 

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