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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 10/26/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
NEBRASKA
 
MINNESOTA
-10  

+10  
-400

+300

52
 
23
Final
34

NEBRASKA (5 - 1) at MINNESOTA (5 - 2)
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Week 9 Saturday, 10/26/2013 12:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
195NEBRASKA-10-10
196MINNESOTA5252.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NEBRASKA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-1+0.94-23-342.725.8490.2(6.3)1.722.38.7407.2(5.8)2.3
Road Games1-0+11-00-144.021.0435.0(5)3.07.00.0216.0(3.5)2.0
Last 3 Games3-0+23-01-247.327.3533.7(6.8)2.015.37.3351.0(5.1)2.3
Turf Games4-1-0.13-23-242.426.8501.2(6.5)1.425.410.4445.4(6.2)2.4
Conference Games2-0+22-00-241.522.0478.0(6.1)2.013.02.5294.0(4.2)2.0
NEBRASKA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)42.725.826.231:5851-285(5.5)17-2764.8%205(7.6)78-490(6.3)(11.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.35.718.22432:5045-220(4.9)19-2966.2%229(7.9)74-449(6.1)(12.6)
Offense Road Games44.021.021.037:1656-251(4.5)16-3151.6%184(5.9)87-435(5)(9.9)
Defense (All Games)22.38.723.028:0237-157(4.3)19-3456.9%250(7.4)70-407(5.8)(18.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.2614.122.328:1036-158(4.4)22-3661.0%257(7.2)71-414(5.8)(15.9)
Defense Road Games7.00.011.022:4425-32(1.3)14-3638.9%184(5.1)61-216(3.5)(30.9)

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-2+4.64-34-329.612.0327.9(5.3)1.023.111.6375.9(5.7)1.4
Home Games3-1+12-22-232.510.7311.5(4.9)1.020.513.2399.7(6.1)1.5
Last 3 Games1-2+1.61-21-213.34.7248.3(4.2)1.327.312.7380.0(5.9)1.3
Turf Games3-202-33-228.610.0305.4(4.9)1.224.813.4389.4(6.2)1.2
Conference Games1-2+1.61-21-213.34.7248.3(4.2)1.327.312.7380.0(5.9)1.3
MINNESOTA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)29.612.017.732:0645-210(4.7)10-1756.2%118(6.8)62-328(5.3)(11.1)
Opponents Defensive Avg.31.414.621.831:3041-203(4.9)18-3257.6%216(6.8)73-419(5.7)(13.3)
Offense Home Games32.510.717.731:5245-204(4.5)9-1852.1%107(6)63-311(4.9)(9.6)
Defense (All Games)23.111.618.327:5433-123(3.8)22-3463.7%252(7.5)66-376(5.7)(16.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.26.113.920.229:2439-160(4.1)19-3259.3%238(7.4)71-398(5.6)(15.3)
Defense Home Games20.513.217.528:0831-138(4.4)21-3362.7%261(7.8)65-400(6.1)(19.5)
Average power rating of opponents played: NEBRASKA 23.2,  MINNESOTA 25.9
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NEBRASKA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/31/2013WYOMING37-34W-31L64.5O63-37517-22-155230-21929-44-3832
9/7/2013SOUTHERN MISS56-13W-28W60.5O46-28519-28-194127-6221-37-2224
9/14/2013UCLA21-41L0L70U42-12821-35-203153-21016-25-2941
9/21/2013S DAKOTA ST59-20W-20.5W61O51-33521-26-310238-22719-29-2383
10/5/2013ILLINOIS39-19W-8.5W62.5U50-33511-20-186148-19516-31-1772
10/12/2013@ PURDUE44-7W-13W57U56-25116-31-184325-3214-36-1842
10/26/2013@ MINNESOTA            
11/2/2013NORTHWESTERN            
11/9/2013@ MICHIGAN            
11/16/2013MICHIGAN ST            
11/23/2013@ PENN ST            

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
8/29/2013UNLV51-23W-13.5W52.5O38-22110-23-99134-19336-51-2262
9/7/2013@ NEW MEXICO ST44-21W-16.5W52O43-3428-15-127141-10329-40-2531
9/14/2013W ILLINOIS29-12W-24L47U49-21310-12-124130-6811-23-1620
9/21/2013SAN JOSE ST43-24W-4W51.5O67-3535-12-71017-4722-35-4393
9/28/2013IOWA7-23L2.5L44.5U27-3012-24-135245-24615-25-2181
10/5/2013@ MICHIGAN13-42L18.5L50O41-13614-21-145235-11313-17-2350
10/19/2013@ NORTHWESTERN20-17W12.5W51.5U49-1769-14-123026-9425-46-2343
10/26/2013NEBRASKA            
11/2/2013@ INDIANA            
11/9/2013PENN ST            
11/23/2013WISCONSIN            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NEBRASKA: Dual-threat QB Taylor Martinez (2,871 pass yds, 23 TD, 12 INT; 1,019 rush yds, 10 TD) returns for his fourth year of running the Huskers' offense. The turnover-prone Martinez (16 fumbles, 8 lost) has plenty of weapons at his disposal again with his WR trio of Kenny Bell (863 rec. yds, 8 TD), Quincy Enunwa (470 rec. yds) and Jamal Turner (417 rec. yds). Star RB Rex Burkhead is gone, but RB Ameer Abdullah (1,137 rush yds, 8 TD) proved that he is a strong every-down back. He and his veteran O-Line could even surpass the Huskers' 253 rushing YPG (8th in nation) from last year. The defense, which allowed 53.5 PPG in its four losses, still has major questions. DE Jason Ankrah (6 TFL) is the only starter back from the front seven, but sophomore LB David Santos had a monster spring. The nation's No. 4 pass defense (168 YPG) is stacked with shut-down CBs Ciante Evans (56 tackles, 8 PD) and Andrew Green (50 tackles) leading the heavily experienced secondary.
MINNESOTA: The Gophers began 4-0 last year, but finished 2-7, surpassing 17 points just twice in those final nine contests. QB Philip Nelson (5.7 YPA, 8 TD, 8 INT) made great strides as a freshman and now has a lock on the starting job. But none of his returning wideouts caught even 20 passes last year. That's a big reason why Minnesota will remain a run-first offense with RBs Donnell Kirkwood (926 rush yds, 6 TD) and Rodrick Williams (261 rush yds) rumbling behind a veteran O-Line. The strength of the defense lies in the back (187 passing YPG, 12th in FBS) with an athletic secondary led by CB Derrick Wells (74 tackles, 10 PD) and S Brock Vereen (64 tackles, 9 PD). The run defense struggled (172 YPG, 74th in FBS), but 300-pound DT Ra'Shede Hageman (6 sacks) draws enough double-teams to free up the pass rushers. JUCO LB Damien Wilson will likely shine brightest in a crew of unproven linebackers.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (NEBRASKA-MINNESOTA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES Martinez status)

*Nebraska-Minnesota Preview* ============================

No. 24 Nebraska (5-1) at Minnesota (5-2), 12:00 p.m. EDT

(AP) - Coming off its second bye week in a month, Nebraska will head to Minnesota fresh and well-positioned in the Big Ten Legends Division race.

The No. 25 Cornhuskers may also see the return of their quarterback.

Coach Bo Pelini said Taylor Martinez probably will the Gophers on Saturday, but whether he starts will be a game-time decision.

Martinez practiced Sunday for the first time since mid-September due to an injured left foot, and Pelini said Thursday that Martinez's availability will be determined by how his foot responds to a week's worth of practice.

"He's got some rust in some areas he has to get cleaned up," Pelini said Monday. "I thought he looked good. We didn't give him a lot. We'll just see how it goes as the week goes on and see how he feels."

The Huskers (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) have played just twice since Sept. 21 and are a half-game behind Michigan State in the Legends Division.

They start the second half of the season against a Minnesota team that bounced back from losses to Iowa and Michigan with a 20-17 win at Northwestern last week. Pelini said the Gophers' victory didn't surprise him.

"Minnesota is getting better. I think they believe in what they're doing," he said. "I shouldn't say I'm glad it happened. Hopefully it got our guys' attention. I'm sure it did."

Receiver Kenny Bell said the Gophers' win was "definitely an eye-opener" even though Northwestern was without injured players Kain Colter and Venric Mark.

"It's not going to change the way we prepare," Bell said. "We're going to prepare the same way we'd prepare to play Alabama or Ohio State. We're going to really buckle down these next six weeks. The realization of how open this thing is... Guys are really wanting it."

Though Martinez has been out with turf toe and offensive lineman Spencer Long was lost to a season-ending knee injury against Purdue, the Huskers are relatively healthy after the bye week, Pelini said.

If Martinez can't play, redshirt freshman Tommy Armstrong Jr. would be in line for his fourth straight start. Armstrong, who has shared playing time with Ron Kellogg III, said he's preparing as if he'll play this week but will understand if the coaches go with Martinez.

"He's experienced and he's earned the right to be able to maybe come back and take that role on," Armstrong said. "Yeah, I'm the future quarterback here in the next couple years. At the same time you have to understand this guy has been here for five years and he's done a lot."

Bell, a junior who ranks in the top six at Nebraska in career catches and receiving yards, said he's hoping Martinez comes back as soon as possible.

"I've always wanted Taylor as our quarterback," Bell said, "but at the same time I have just as much faith in Tommy and Ronny. They've been playing good football for us. Optimism is high with Tay. I'm excited to see him back with pads on and practicing.

"Whoever is going to be healthy is really who I want out there Saturday. If he's not ready, we'll go compete without him, but obviously it would be nice to have him back."

Minnesota (5-2, 1-2) had coach Jerry Kill back in the locker room last week, if only for a halftime speech as he remains on leave while dealing with epileptic seizures. However, it apparently made a big difference for the Gophers.

"We saw him at halftime and it was shocker," linebacker James Manuel said. "And then at the end of the game it was a special moment for the team, as a whole, hearing him speak. Having his presence there just really gave us a tremendous boost going into the second half."

Nebraska has won 16 in a row in the series, taking the most recent matchup 38-14 at home Nov. 17.

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