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Kansas at Nebraska Football Odds & Free Picks

Written by Steve Janus on November 5, 2008

Nebraska and Kansas meet up this weekend in Lincoln, NE at Memorial Stadium, home of the Cornhuskers. Kansas is still looking to keep pace with Missouri for the Big 12 North Division Title, while Nebraska is still a team that’s rebuilding it’s image as one of the most dominant programs in recent history. Kansas finally mustered a win last week over K-State, a win they needed after back to back losses to Oklahoma and Texas Tech. The Huskers are coming off of a pretty embarrassing loss to Oklahoma last week, so they will be looking for a little redemption, as well as something to build off of for future contests. This week the Nebraska Cornhuskers are 1 point favorites over the Kansas Jayhawks with the total for the game set at 69 points.

If you’ve been following the Big 12 at all this year, then you’re no stranger to the Kansas offense. It’s been an impressive year once again for Todd Reesing and the rest of the Jayhawk playmakers. So far this season, Reesing is completing over 68% of his passes and averaging about 293 yards through the air. This is impressive considering that KU also averages around 146 yards per game in their rushing attack, giving them a dangerous and effective combination to choose from no matter what the situation calls for.

Where the Jayhawks have struggled has been on the defensive side of the ball. As a team they are giving up over 26 points per game and 381 yards per game, and most of it has been done through the air. The rushing defense seems to hold up, allowing just over 110 yards per game, but when combined with almost 270 yards given up through the air, you can see how this team has struggled against great offensive opponents. On the road this week the best line for the Jayhawks is+1.5 over at Bookmaker.com.

Nebraska is surprisingly one of the most explosive offenses in the Big 12 North this year, racking up over 440 yards per game. They are doing it through the air and on the ground, just look at last weeks game against Oklahoma. It was a losing effort, but they were able to gain over 200 yards through the air and on the ground against a formidable Sooner defense. Nebraska’s QB, Joe Ganz might not get the hype that Reesing does, but he’s nearly matching Reesing statistically. Ganz is also completing around 68% of his passes. He’s racking up nearly 280 yards through the air and has accounted for 16 of the team’s touchdowns this year.

Once a school known predominantly for defense, Nebraska has fallen on hard times. Husker fans much cringe when they see that their team is yielding 28 points per game and over 375 yards of total offense per contest. It’s hard to find a bright spot on this side of the ball for Nebraska as a total unit, but they do have some good individual defensive players, including Larry Asante, the team’s leading tackler. Even with their ineffective defense, the Huskers are still favored to win by 1 point by BetUs.com.

This one looks to be a shootout with neither team fielding much of a defense and both teams showing up with impressive offensive numbers under their belt. The home field will no doubt be rocking for the Huskers, but don’t under-estimate Kansas, who has a lot to play for in this game.

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