Texas Longhorns at Nebraska Cornhuskers 2010 NCAAF Week 7 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Mack Brown takes his unranked Texas Longhorns on the road to Lincoln to play the No. 5 Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET at Memorial Stadium on ABC. A loss puts the Longhorns at 3-3 for the season and Cornhusker head football coach Bo Pelini knows how tough it is to beat a team with its back against the wall needing a win, as well as all the hype a top 5 ranking means. “If we win a lot of games, good things will happen for us. I have confidence in that,” he said. “I don’t think about it any other way, to be honest with you. If you start thinking about any of that stuff, you’re going to get humbled really quick. My only concern is Texas and what we have to do today to win the next football game.” The Longhorns have won 8 of 9 against the Huskers and with Nebraska headed to the Big Ten next year this is the last chance their have for some redemption. Vegas odds makers have the Nebraska Cornhuskers a -10 point favorite at home against the Texas Longhorns.
Nebraska is 5-0, and 1-0 in the Big 12 leading the North division after a recent win 48-13 against the Kansas State Wildcats who were undefeated. The Cornhuskers are led by dual threat freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez who completed 5 of 7 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown while rushing 15 times for 241 yards and 4 more scores. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska’s last 5 games when playing Texas and the Cornhuskers are 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Texas. Vegas odds makers have the Nebraska Cornhuskers +650 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship.
Texas is coming off back to back losses 34-12 against UCLA then 28-20 against Oklahoma to fall to 3-2 and drop out of the rankings for the first time since 2000. “Everybody is talking about Nebraska fans might not give us a good welcome. I think they will,” Brown said at Big 12 media days. “They’re tremendous fans. I’ve never seen teams that clap for the other team when they leave the field.” The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games when playing Nebraska. Odds makers at Diamond have the over/under for the total score at 46 1/2 points combined of the Texas Longhorns and Nebraska Cornhuskers.
I predict a third straight loss for the Horn’s. Go Huskers. Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert College Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.