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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 11/17/2012Line$ LineOU LineScore
MINNESOTA
 
NEBRASKA
+21  

-21  


52
 
14
Final
38

MINNESOTA (6 - 4) at NEBRASKA (8 - 2)
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Week 12 Saturday, 11/17/2012 3:30 PM
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321MINNESOTA5453
322NEBRASKA-17.5-21
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-4+2.45-54-523.212.5353.7(5.3)1.522.310.6336.8(5.1)1.4
Road Games2-201-32-218.24.0332.7(5.1)2.024.711.0342.0(5.3)1.2
Last 3 Games2-1+1.12-12-124.714.7347.3(5.3)0.322.08.0348.7(5.3)1.3
Turf Games6-4+2.45-54-523.212.5353.7(5.3)1.522.310.6336.8(5.1)1.4
Conference Games2-4-1.92-43-318.810.0318.8(4.9)1.726.013.8356.3(5.7)0.7
MINNESOTA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.212.518.731:5441-166(4)14-2556.9%187(7.4)67-354(5.3)(15.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.27.414.219.730:2139-166(4.2)18-3060.1%215(7.3)69-381(5.5)(13.9)
Offense Road Games18.24.016.730:5539-159(4)15-2557.8%173(6.8)65-333(5.1)(18.2)
Defense (All Games)22.310.617.829:3136-168(4.6)16-2955.6%169(5.7)66-337(5.1)(15.1)
Opponents Offensive Avg.24.412.719.830:4638-160(4.2)19-3358.6%209(6.4)71-370(5.2)(15.2)
Defense Road Games24.711.017.532:3638-195(5.2)14-2652.8%147(5.6)64-342(5.3)(13.8)

NEBRASKA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games8-2+2.25-46-337.419.6482.4(6.6)2.525.015.3344.3(4.8)1.7
Home Games6-0+34-13-241.520.7488.7(6.7)2.216.511.0271.7(4)2.2
Last 3 Games3-0+32-02-127.79.0412.3(5.7)2.318.713.3313.3(4.6)2.7
Turf Games6-1+24-24-241.021.1481.3(6.6)2.423.114.4304.0(4.5)2.0
Conference Games5-1+42-34-230.011.8442.8(5.9)2.729.018.2339.0(4.9)1.7
NEBRASKA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)37.419.624.030:2947-269(5.8)17-2762.6%213(7.9)74-482(6.6)(12.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.26.913.12029:2738-169(4.5)19-3259.8%215(6.6)70-384(5.5)(14.3)
Offense Home Games41.520.725.031:3850-283(5.7)16-2367.6%206(8.9)73-489(6.7)(11.8)
Defense (All Games)25.015.318.229:3041-180(4.4)14-3046.4%164(5.4)71-344(4.8)(13.8)
Opponents Offensive Avg.28.213.82131:3041-182(4.5)19-3159.8%215(6.9)72-398(5.5)(14.1)
Defense Home Games16.511.017.328:2237-111(3)14-3146.2%161(5.2)68-272(4)(16.5)
Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 31.3,  NEBRASKA 38.3
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/22/2012SYRACUSE17-10W3W54U41-10616-30-231033-12221-31-2284
9/29/2012@ IOWA13-31L6L46U32-10220-33-197425-18218-31-1920
10/13/2012NORTHWESTERN13-21L3L54U42-15816-30-169334-20811-17-670
10/20/2012@ WISCONSIN13-38L17L46.5O30-9613-24-149254-3377-15-1060
10/27/2012PURDUE44-28W2W50O41-21215-22-246034-18321-43-1981
11/3/2012MICHIGAN13-35L8.5L45O38-12814-31-147141-15512-18-2341
11/10/2012@ ILLINOIS17-3W-2.5W45.5U50-2319-15-78035-10115-25-1752
11/17/2012@ NEBRASKA            
11/24/2012MICHIGAN ST            

NEBRASKA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/22/2012IDAHO ST73-7W-46W -52-38512-18-184329-3121-43-1793
9/29/2012WISCONSIN30-27W-11L52O46-25917-29-181241-5615-28-2391
10/6/2012@ OHIO ST38-63L2.5L57.5O46-22315-25-214448-3717-14-1271
10/20/2012@ NORTHWESTERN29-28W-7L62.5U44-20127-39-342338-18016-37-1210
10/27/2012MICHIGAN23-9W-1W59U41-16014-24-166237-959-27-933
11/3/2012@ MICHIGAN ST28-24W1W44.5O40-31316-36-160343-2389-27-1232
11/10/2012PENN ST32-23W-9T51O57-26712-20-171234-15118-37-2403
11/17/2012MINNESOTA            
11/23/2012@ IOWA            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: The Golden Gophers had a difficult first year under head coach Jerry Kill, but things should go a lot smoother this time around. QB MarQueis Gray has all the tools to be an effective player in an offense that desperately needs him. Gray is a dual threat who will likely lead Minnesota in both passing and rushing in this coming season. The team lacks talent at both the RB and WR positions. Defensively, leading tackler Mike Rallis (83 tackles) returns, but outside of him, there isn't much to get excited about. This team had a lot of trouble stopping opponents last year (31.7 PPG allowed), so it's hard to be optimistic about the fact that they return six defensive starters.
NEBRASKA: The switch to the Big Ten didn't go as well as Nebraska had hoped. This year, the Cornhuskers look to be the team everybody thought they would be last season. QB Taylor Martinez and RB Rex Burkhead return to the option offense where they rushed for 874 yards and 1,357 yards, respectively. The lack of wide receivers on this team is an issue, but there's no doubt Nebraska's offense will still be powerful with those two in the backfield. The defense should be sufficient as well, as the Huskers return five starters in key positions. But it won't be a typical dominant Blackshirts defense, as they lack proven playmakers on that side of the ball.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (MINNESOTA-NEBRASKA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates. With AP Photos.)

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

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

Minnesota (6-4) at No. 14 Nebraska (8-2), 3:30 p.m. EDT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska coach Bo Pelini joked this week about the priority listed at the top of his game plan for Minnesota.

"Not get behind by 14 at halftime, that's first," he said.

The No. 16 Cornhuskers (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) have reached this point of the season in unconventional fashion. They've come back from double-digit, second-half deficits to win four games.

Because Nebraska has come out on the right side of the drama, the conference's Legends Division title is in sight.

The Huskers would assure themselves of playing Wisconsin in the Big Ten title game Dec. 1 in Indianapolis with a win Saturday over Minnesota (6-4, 2-4) and another next week at Iowa.

"They understand what's at stake," Pelini said. "We've got two tough games ahead of us, and we just have to stay the course. I know this: we are going to get what we earn over the next two weeks."

Nebraska and Michigan are tied for the division lead, but the Huskers own the tiebreaker because of their win in the head-to-head meeting. If the Huskers lose one of their next two, they would still go to Indy unless the Wolverines beat both Iowa and unbeaten Ohio State.

The Huskers are trying for their first conference title since 1999 and first bid for a BCS game since the 2001 season.

"We're all aware of that, but we have to stay locked in," linebacker Will Compton said. "We can't take this next game lightly at all. We have to take care of us and take care of business. We're in the driver's seat, but we have to continue to stay in the driver's seat, and to do so we have to take care of business this next week."

The Gophers, who became bowl-eligible with their road win over Illinois last week, are battling injuries on the offensive side.

Zach Mottla has a broken leg and Jon Christianson has a high ankle sprain, meaning converted guard Zac Epping will make his first start at center. Brothers Ed and Tommy Olson, who make up the left side of the line, have been banged up. Wide receiver A.J. Barker is questionable because of a lingering ankle problem.

Freshman Philip Nelson is 2-2 as the Gophers' third starting quarterback. He played in a venue as unfriendly to opposing quarterbacks as Memorial Stadium when he made his first career start at Wisconsin.

"It's going to be loud," Nelson said of Lincoln. "We already know that. All we can do is prepare and really focus on being able to execute, especially with the crowd noise. We've got some noisemakers out there (in practice) for us so the best we can do is prepare for the noise. We've done it before, so we should be fine."

Minnesota coach Jerry Kill said Nelson's experience against Wisconsin, where Nelson's father played fullback in the late 1970s, should help against Nebraska.

"First game, at Madison. That's a pretty good opening game to get educated in," Kill said. "So I look for him to be excited. Big thing is we need to make sure we put him in good situations as a coaching staff. Got to make sure we got the center quarterback exchange. That's the most important thing."

Last year the Huskers rolled up a season-high 515 yards and broke out to a 34-0 lead on their way to a 41-14 victory in Minneapolis.

The Gophers are much improved defensively, allowing 336 yards and 22.3 points a game. Those numbers were 431 yards and 34.5 points through 10 games a year ago.

"They are a more physical football team, I think, than they were a year ago," Pelini said. "That's what you expect. With more time under coach Kill and his staff, you see the improvement and you've got to give them a lot of credit."

The Huskers also deserve credit after overcoming more double-digit, second-half deficits than any team in Nebraska history. Only two other teams in major-college football since 2000 have pulled off comebacks of such magnitude in a season.

Nebraska rallied from 17 points down to Wisconsin, 12 points to Northwestern and 10 points to Michigan State before overcoming a two-touchdown deficit to Penn State.

All the Huskers have gone through to get wins seems to have strengthened their resolve to get to the Big Ten title game.

"We need to go ahead and get it done," safety P.J. Smith said. "It's that time. For the last four years we played around. Now it's time to get the job done. We have been taking it one game at a time. As long as we do that, and finish the game off the right way, we will be there."

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