Saturday, October 10, 2015

Memorial Stadium

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The Wisconsin Badgers matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The opening line for this game has Nebraska as 1 point favorites and the over/under was set at 46.5.

Joel Stave finished his last game with 234 yards through the air for Wisconsin. He completed 21 passes out of 38 attempts for a 55% completion percentage. Taiwan Deal was the rushing leader for the Badgers last game. He carried the ball 15 times for an average of 4 yards per carry and ended with 59 yards. Dare Ogunbowale led the team in receiving. He had a total of 43 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 11 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Wisconsin totaled 320 yards by way of 72 plays. They rushed the ball 34 times for a total of 86 yards on the game and the Badgers totaled 21 first downs by getting 3 rushing, 15 passing and 3 by penalty.

Tommy Armstrong finished his last game with 105 yards through the air for Nebraska. He completed 10 passes out of 31 attempts for a 32% completion percentage. Devine Ozigbo was the rushing leader for the Cornhuskers last game. He carried the ball 7 times for an average of 10 yards per carry and ended with 70 yards. Cethan Carter led the team in receiving. He had a total of 63 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 21 yards per catch in the game. Nebraska totaled 292 yards by way of 65 plays. They rushed the ball 34 times for a total of 187 yards on the game and the Cornhuskers totaled 12 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 2 passing and 1 by penalty.

Wisconsin is averaging a total of 27.4 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 31.2 passes per game and completing 19.6 of them for a 62.8 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 222.6 yards per game through the air as well. The Badgers are averaging 167.8 rushing yards per game on 37.8 attempts per contest for an average of 4.4 yards per carry. They run 69 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 390.4 total yards each outing. The Badgers get 22.4 first downs per game and they average 64 penalty yards via 6.6 penalties each contest.

Wisconsin allows 183 passing yards per game and 9.6 points per contest on defense. They give up 16.6 completions on 30.6 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 54.2. The Badgers allow an average of 95 rushing yards per game on 30.4 carries for a 3.1 average. Wisconsin gives up 278 total yards per game including 4.6 yards per play. They force 1.4 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 8.4 penalties per game that total 81 yards as a unit.

Nebraska is accumulating 31.6 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 38 passes per game and complete 20.8 of them for a 54.7 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 280.8 yards per game through the air as well. The Cornhuskers rush for an average of 193.2 yards per contest on 35.8 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry for the season. They run 73.8 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for an average of 474 total yards per game. The Cornhuskers are averaging 23.4 first downs per outing and accumulate 81.6 penalty yards via 9.8 penalties each game.

Nebraska allows an average of 353.8 passing yards and 24 points per contest. They give up 25.6 completions on 44 attempts for a completion percentage of 58.2 per game. The Cornhuskers allow an average of 85 rushing yards per game on 27.6 carries for an average of 3.1 yards per carry. Nebraska gives up 438.8 total yards per game including an average of 6.1 per play. They create an average of 1.2 turnovers per game and 7.2 penalties for 65.2 yards each game.

Wisconsin Betting Trends

Wisconsin is 2-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Wisconsin has an ATS record of 2-3-0 this season

Nebraska Betting Trends

Nebraska is 3-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Nebraska has an ATS record of 2-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Wisconsin

10/04/15 OT Beau Benzschawel Knee "?" Saturday vs. Nebraska
10/04/15 OL Hayden Biegel Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Nebraska
09/24/15 RB Corey Clement Hernia expected to miss 4-6 weeks
09/12/15 OG Ray Ball Shoulder out indefinitely
09/10/15 OG Jon Dietzen Ankle out indefinitely

Nebraska

10/04/15 - Daniel Davie Groin "?" Saturday vs. Wisconsin
10/04/15 LB Josh Banderas Groin "?" Saturday vs. Wisconsin
10/04/15 DL Vincent Valentine Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Wisconsin
10/02/15 -DL Kevin Williams Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/21/15 LB Michael Rose-Ivey Groin expected to miss 4-6 weeks
09/08/15 TE David Sutton Ankle expected to miss 8 weeks
09/08/15 DE Jack Gangwish Elbow expected to miss 3 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Nebraska

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