The Indiana University Hoosiers (3-1, 1-0 Big 10) travel to take on the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-3, 0-1 Big 10) at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Cornhuskers are 5.5-point favorites, and the total is 60. Indiana is coming off a tough 45-24 loss against Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium last Saturday. Connor Bazelak was 31 of 66 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Shaun Shivers ran 19 times for 79 yards and a touchdown. Cam Camper caught 10 passes for 126 yards. Nebraska lost 49-14 to No. 6 Oklahoma at Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium on September 17. Casey Thompson threw for 164 yards and a touchdown. Gabe Ervin Jr. carried seven times for 60 yards. Trey Palmer scored once. He hauled in 10 receptions for 92 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since October 2019, a 38-31 win for the Hoosiers.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Hoosiers are averaging 28.8 points per game so far this season, 83rd in FBS, and they are facing a Cornhuskers defense that has surrendered 35.5 PPG (114th). Meanwhile, Nebraska has scored 30.5 points a game this season, 71st in the nation, and Indiana is allowing 29.3 PPG (88th). The Hoosiers rank 28th in the country in passing yards per game (292.8) and 108th in rushing (114.8). They have advantageous matchups through the air and on the ground, as the Cornhuskers are 115th in the country in passing yards allowed per game (280.5) and 127th against the run (233.5).Nebraska is 58th in the country in passing yards per game (257.5) and 35th in rushing (193.5). Indiana’s defense has been most beatable through the air, as the Hoosiers are 114th in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (279.8). Against the run, the Hoosiers are 77th (149.5).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through four games, Bazelak has thrown for seven touchdowns (4 INT) and 292.8 yards per game to lead Indiana in passing. Shivers leads the team in rushing with an average of 80.0 yards a game over four games. He has three touchdowns on the ground. Camper is the Hoosiers’ leading receiver with 104.5 yards a game and one TD. Thompson has five passing touchdowns (3 INT) with 248.8 yards per game through four games to lead Nebraska. In three home games this season, he has thrown for four TDs (1 INT) and an average of 213.3 yards. Anthony Grant has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 116.0 yards a game through four games. He has five touchdowns. Palmer has been a key target in the Cornhuskers’ aerial attack. He has one touchdown and an 80.8 yard per game average through four appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Nebraska (-200)
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