Purdue Boilermakers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 10/28/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Location: Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Cornhuskers (-6)

Total/Over-Under: 42.5

The Purdue Boilermakers (2-5) are on their way to Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 28, 2023 where they will attempt to defeat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-3). Nebraska opens as 6-point favorites. The over/under is set at 42.5.

The Purdue Boilermakers head into this matchup 2-5 for this season. In their last matchup, the Boilermakers faced the Ohio State Buckeyes and took a loss by a score of 41-7. Hudson Card connected on 13/32 with 126 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 84 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Devin Mockobee led the offense in rushing for the Boilermakers with 18 totes for 110 yds (6.1 yds per attempt). The Purdue Boilermakers ended up rushing 35 times and tallied 123 yds, which came out to an average of 3.5 yds per attempt. Overall, they tallied 70 plays which gave them a total of 257 yds. Purdue allowed 17 pass completions on 30 attempts for 334 yds, and a completion rate of 56.7%. In the running game, the Boilermakers gave up 152 yards on 39 attempts, which calculates to 3.9 yds per rush allowed.

The Boilermakers currently have 2,599 total yards this season. In terms of getting in the endzone, Purdue has totaled 7 touchdowns through the air and 13 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the football over 10 times. Purdue has tallied 155 first downs offensively, and they have been called for 43 infractions for 384 yds. Offensively they have an average of 139.1 yards via the ground game which has them sitting 91st in D-1. When it comes to scoring points, the Purdue Boilermakers hold an average of 23.0 points per outing.

Regarding yards through the air, the Boilermakers have allowed 1,693 yards which ranks them 82nd in Division 1. They have given up 241.9 yards per game through the air in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 55.0%. For the year, they are giving up 395.4 yards/contest which ranks them 94th in Division 1. They have yielded 12 touchdowns by air and 14 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are allowing 4.2 yards per attempt on the ground and 153.6 rushing yards per game so far this season. For the year, they have given up 1,075 yards via the ground game in 7 contests. The Boilermakers rank 101st in the nation concerning team defense, giving up 29.9 points per contest.

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The Cornhuskers come into this game with a record of 4-3 this season. The last time they took the field, the Cornhuskers got the victory with a final of 17-9 against the Northwestern Wildcats. Emmett Johnson carried the rock 12 times for 73 yds, finishing the game with 6.1 yards per attempt for Nebraska. Heinrich Haarberg (1 TD) finished the game with 85 yds on 8/17 passing while his quarterback rating was 84.9. He threw 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.0. Nebraska gave up 39 rushing attempts for 81 yds (2.1 yards per rush). The Cornhuskers pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 52.2%, relinquishing 176 yds on 12 for 23 passing. The Cornhuskers finished the contest with a total of 248 yards and they ran 56 plays (4.4 yds per play). Nebraska ran the ball for 4.2 yards per tote, finishing the contest with 163 yds on 39 attempts.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Cornhuskers rank 121st in D-1 scoring 18.7 PPG. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are averaging 328.9 yards per outing, which has them ranked 108th in college football. The Nebraska offense has compiled 350 penalty yds on 41 violations, which ranks 82nd in the country in terms of helping out the other team. They have thrown 8 picks while surrendering 7 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 118 first downs. During this campaign so far, the Cornhuskers currently sit at 936 yards through the air together with an average of 133.7 throwing yards per outing, which ranks 128th in the country. They hold an average of 195.1 run yards per game and have run for 1,366 yards for this season.

Nebraska has surrendered a total of 536 rushing yards (76.6 yards/game) and 6 touchdowns rushing on the year. They have yielded 9 touchdowns through the air and 237.0 yards per game, which puts them in 83rd in D-1. Their defense has tallied 2 fumbles recovered and 5 picks over the course of the season. The Cornhuskers defense has taken the field for 469 plays, ranking them 53rd in Division 1. The Cornhuskers are conceding 19.3 PPG, which has them 27th in Division 1. In total, they have surrendered 135 pts.

Who will win tonight's Boilermakers/Cornhuskers college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Boilermakers +6

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