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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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How Nebraska men’s basketball’s historic start to the season could end its NCAA tournament drought
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Britt Prince scored 20 points and Jessica Petrie added 17 for No. 25 Nebraska in a 78-73 win over Indiana on Thursday night.
Prince, who buried her 700th career point in the fourth quarter, scored 15 of her points in the second half after holding off a late surge from the Hoosiers (11-6, 0-5 Big 10) in the third quarter. Logan Nissley added 11 points.
Indiana went on a 14-1 run in the third to take the lead from Nebraska (14-2, 3-2) for the first time since the beginning of the game, leading briefly at 51-49. Indiana took a 1-point lead with 5:32 to play, but Nebraska scored 16 points over the final 6:14.
Shay Ciezki scored 31 points on 13-of-21 shooting for Indiana, her fourth time this season scoring more than 30 points. Zania Socka-Nguemen added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Maya Makalusky had 12 points. The Hoosiers shot 51% as a team from the field compared to Nebraska’s 42%, but have dropped their fourth straight game.
Up next
Indiana: Hosts No. 14 Iowa on Sunday.
Nebraska: Hosts No. 4 UCLA on Sunday.
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33 Nebraska senators urge Board of Regents to delay vote on $800M acquisition of Nebraska Medicine
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Thirty-two Nebraska state senators joined Sen. Brad von Gillern’s letter calling on the Nebraska Board of Regents to delay a vote on the proposed $800 million acquisition of Nebraska Medicine.
The letter, dated Thursday and bearing a total of 33 signatures from state senators, shared concerns about the proposed acquisition, including the lack of transparency to the public and the Legislature.
According to the letter, the regents’ Jan. 9 meeting agenda item summary indicates that the Board has “negotiated the final agreement over a series of meetings in the past 18 months”.
The regents will consider a proposal in which Clarkson Regional Health Services would give up its 50% membership in Nebraska Medicine. The deal would give full control of the health system to the University of Nebraska.
However, the letter said the public and Legislature have had little time to understand the proposal, its impact and any financial implications of the transaction.
“The University of Nebraska and Nebraska Medicine are two institutions of tremendous significance to our state, and any major changes to the existing structures must be carefully considered,” the letter stated.
Senators are asking the Board to delay the vote to “ensure all viable alternatives have been considered and until all stakeholders understand the impact of the proposal for the state” and the two institutions.
The Board of Regents meeting, previously set for Friday, will now be held Thursday, Jan. 15 at 9 a.m.
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