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USC Opens as Home Favorites Over Nebraska Football in Early Betting Lines
Nebraska football will once again wear the underdog role heading into a road matchup in the Big Ten.
The USC Trojans opened as 8½-point favorites over the Cornhuskers in early betting lines released Saturday night. The line adjusted to 9½ overnight, as sports bettors continued to favor the home-town Trojans over the visiting Huskers.
Both teams are coming off a bye following disappointing losses suffered in the first weekend of November. After a strong open, including a 27-20 win over then-rated No. 14 LSU in the season opener, USC peaked at No. 9 in the AP polls. Since falling 27-24 at Michigan on Sept. 21, the Trojans have gone 2-4 and have lost three of their four games away from Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. USC fell at Washington on Nov. 2, 26-21, placing the Trojans at 4-5 overall and 2-5 in Big Ten play.
All of USC’s losses have been by one score or less, with road losses at Michigan (27-24), Minnesota (24-17), Maryland (29-28) and Washington (26-21). The Trojans’ lone home loss was a 33-30 overtime defeat to then-No. 3 Penn State on Oct. 12.
USC has been a favorite to win outright in four of its five losses this season, with the outlier being the home loss to the Nittany Lions when the Trojans were listed as an underdog. After the loss at Washington, coach Lincoln Riley announced that backup quarterback Jayden Maiava would replace starter Miller Moss for the home tilt against Nebraska.
Nebraska (5-4, 2-4 B1G) was listed as a 9½-point favorite against UCLA in early betting lines for their Nov. 2 tilt, but the Bruins upset the Cornhuskers 27-20. The loss was the third in a row for the Big Red, having fallen at No. 8 Indiana 56-7 and No. 3 Ohio State 21-17 in the prior two contests.
Nebraska has been an underdog twice this season, having lost both matchups at Indiana and Ohio State. The Huskers were a 6½ underdog to the Hoosiers and were a three-touchdown dog to Ohio State. Nebraska has been listed as a Vegas favorite seven times this season, including the first six contests of the year. The Big Red have covered the spread in five of their nine games this season.
The over/under in total points for the Nebraska-UCLA contest is set at 51½ points by FanDuel. The Huskers have only totaled 58 points in their last four games combined. The offense has been the focal point of the bye-week, averaging only 4½ yards per play. Nebraska added offensive consultant Dana Holgorsen to its staff to aid the struggling attack.
Nebraska and its opponents have failed to cover the over three times this season. The under bet paid off in the Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers games. Nebraska and UCLA did cover their Nov. 2 over/under, totaling 54 points combined against the 41½-point total.
The Huskers and Trojans are set to kick off on Saturday in Los Angeles at 3 p.m. CST, with television coverage on FOX.
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Former South Carolina Gamecock offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield demoted at Nebraska.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers have had a bit of an up and down season this year and head coach Matt Rhule announced a coaching change. Former South Carolina Gamecock offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield has been demoted and long-time college coach Dana Holgorsen will take over the play calling duties.
Satterfield was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at South Carolina during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. He has since been the offensive coordinator at Nebraska, but now is just the tight ends coach as of this week.
Nebraska this season ranks 99th in points per game averaging just 23.6 per game. They also rank 96th for total offense as they are averaging 354.1 yards per game. Holgorsen was a long-time head coach at West Virginia throughout the 2010s, was head coach at Houston from 2019-2023 and most recently was a scout and advisor at TCU this season.
During Satterfield’s time at South Carolina, the Gamecocks averaged 22.6 points per game in 2021 and then 32.2 points per game in 2022. Satterfield would then resign from his position with the Gamecocks during the 2022 season before the team’s bowl game against Notre Dame.
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The USC Trojans are coming off a bye week heading into Saturday’s matchup vs. the Nebraska Cornhuskers. What do this week’s Big Ten power rankings look like?
The Oregon Ducks remain at the top the Big Power rankings after their win over the Maryland Terrapins. The Ducks are now 10-0 and the unquestioned No. 1 team in the conference.
Next Game: 11/16 at Wisconsin
Ohio State handled their business against the Purdue Boilermakers in a shutout victory on Saturday. The Buckeyes are hoping to get another crack at Oregon in the Big Ten title game.
Next Game: 11/16 at Northwestern
In a dream season for Indiana, the Hoosiers are now 10-0 and likely just need to win one of their final two games to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff. They held on to a 20-15 win on Saturday over Michigan. After the game, coach Curt Cignetti’s daughter got engaged on the field. It’s like a movie in Bloomington!
Next Game: 11/23 at Ohio State
Penn State took care of Washington 35-6 on Saturday. The Nittany Lions do the same thing every season. They beat everyone except for any team that is remotely close to their level.
Next Game: 11/16 at Purdue
Illinois moves up after neither winning or losing during the bye week.
Next Game: 11/16 vs. Michigan State
Minnesota flipped their season around and won four straight games but went right back to their old selves with a loss to a struggling Rutgers team. It is too difficult to get a read on this Golden Gophers team.
Next Game: 11/23 vs. Michigan State
Iowa lost a close road game on Friday night to UCLA. The Bruins have been playing well as of late, so Iowa will remain at No. 7.
Next Game: 11/23 at Maryland
Nebraska is coming off of a bye week but still jumps up a couple of spots.
Next Game: 11/23 at USC
The UCLA Bruins are better than their 4-5 record would indicate. The Bruins took down a hot Iowa team 20-17. They looked lifeless after their 1-5 start, but they have rolled off three straight wins and have a legitimate opportunity to become bowl-eligible. First-year coach DeShaun Foster has surprised many with the turnaround.
Next Game: 11/15 vs. Washington
The Badgers had a bye week. If they can compete against Oregon next week, they will likely stay in the top ten.
Next Game: 11/16 vs. Oregon
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The Nebraska women’s basketball team surged to No. 21 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 rankings released on Monday.
After a 2-0 start to the season with home wins against Omaha Southeastern Louisiana last week, the Huskers rose two spots from their preseason ranking. Nebraska handled Omaha 88-48 in their season-opening win on Nov. 4, but flirted with a near-slip against the Lady Lions on Saturday. Nebraska fought its way back to win 78-68.
The No. 21 ranking is the highest for the Huskers since being rated No. 22 during the 2022-23 season. Nebraska was last inside of the top 20 in the 2014-15 season, rising as high as No. 12.
Nebraska’s Big Ten Conference foes represented well in the top 25, with the Big Ten featuring six programs in this week’s poll. Four other teams received votes, giving the Big Ten over half of the conference representation by the Associated Press.
Big Ten favorites USC and UCLA lead the pack with their No. 3 and No. 5 ratings respectively. No. 11 Maryland and No. 12 Ohio State narrowly missed out on the top ten after the Terrapins jumped seven spots. No. 23 Illinois and No. 25 Oregon rounded out the conference’s ranked teams, as Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, and Indiana all received votes.
Seven @bigten teams are ranked in this week’s top-25 🙌#B1GWBBall pic.twitter.com/RKOSM82iNQ
— Big Ten Women’s Basketball (@B1Gwbball) November 11, 2024
The Southeastern Conference earned the top overall spot with No. 1 South Carolina continuing its traditional grip on the sport. The SEC also included three more teams in the top 10, with No. 4 Texas, No. 7 LSU, and No. 9 Oklahoma. No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 20 Kentucky, and No. 22 Alabama gave the SEC a total of seven teams featured in the poll.
The Big East has the No. 2 team in the nation with 2-0 UConn, while the Big 12 four programs in No. 8 Iowa State, No. 10 Kansas State, No. 15 West Virginia, and No. 17 Baylor. The Atlantic Coast Conference was featured by No. 6 Notre Dame, No. 13 North Carolina State, No. 14 North Carolina, No. 16 Duke, No. 18 Louisville, and No. 24 Stanford.
The Huskers will continue their home stand Tuesday night, welcoming Southern to Pinnacle Bank Arena, followed by a road test in Sioux Falls battling South Dakota at the Sanford Pentagon Saturday.
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