*** 2016 Game 10 "Expert" Picks: Minnesota at Nebraska***

Huskers are favored by 7. What happens?

  • Nebraska wins by 2+ scores

    Votes: 8 25.8%

  • Nebraska wins by 1 score

    Votes: 17 54.8%

  • Minnesota wins by 1 score

    Votes: 5 16.1%

  • Minnesota wins by 2+ scores

    Votes: 1 3.2%
  • Total voters
    31
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2016 Game 10 “Expert” Picks: Minnesota at #20 Nebraska

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CollegeFootballNews.com

http://collegefootballnews.com/2016/minnesota-vs-nebraska-prediction-game-preview

One team is 7-2 and has the world there for the taking. The other team is 7-2, and it’s limping through the late part of the season.

The world isn’t over for Nebraska. If Wisconsin can lose once more along the way – although it might be tough to hope for a loss against Illinois, at Purdue and Minnesota – then the Huskers control their world if they can win out.

Get through Minnesota, Maryland and at Iowa, and get that Wisconsin loss, and it’s off to the Big Ten championship with a shot at getting into the College

Football Playoff – and no, that’s not crazy if the Huskers can avenge their loss to Ohio State.

And that’s a problem.

That wasn’t just a loss to Ohio State last week; the Huskers were destroyed 62-3 as the team was totally and completely dominated, QB Tommy Armstrong was lost a concussion, and combined with the overtime loss to Wisconsin, ruined a 7-0 start with a two-game losing streak.

They’ve got a solid team with a good run defense, an effective offense, and now, no pressure. They’re not supposed to be a factor anymore, but they’re still unbeaten at home, they still have a solid ground game, and they don’t screw up.

Minnesota, unlike Nebraska, has its fate in its own hands. If it beats Nebraska and Wisconsin on the road, and takes care of business against

Northwestern, it’ll be in the Big Ten championship with a likely shot at the College Football Playoff – even if it’s unranked at the moment.

With over 200 yards on the ground in every game but three, Minnesota is methodical and effective and controlling games, but it can throw just a little bit here and there. The big key, though, is the team’s ability to always, always win the turnover margin. It didn’t win it against Penn State – going -1 – and lost, and it was even against Iowa, and lost. In all seven wins, the Gophers were on the plus side.

Can Nebraska keep from messing up?

It’s a +4 on the year in turnover margin, only losing it three times, but it has turned the ball over two times in five of the last six games, and will give away two more to the Gophers.

After allowing 561 rushing yards in the last two games and four scores, the Huskers are about to get run over in a close, tough game – because Minnesota always plays close, tough games – that’ll come down to the final drive. Nebraska will have the ball with a chance to win, and the final drive will stall.

Minnesota 26 - Nebraska 23

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BTN.com

http://btn.com/2016/11/08/polls-its-time-to-pick-your-week-11-big-ten-football-winners-2/

Tom Dienhart: Nebraska 17 - Minnesota 14

Brent Yarina: Minnesota 24 - Nebraska 17

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Big Red Wrap-Up

http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/big-red-wrap-minnesota-prediction-3

Kevin Kugler: Nebraska 21 - Minnesota 20

Damon Benning: Nebraska 28 - Minnesota 20

Sean Callahan: Nebraska 27 - Minnesota 23

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Daily Nebraskan

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/football-score-predictions-nebraska-vs-minnesota/article_f67a642e-a573-11e6-8508-a3a6e1efba17.html

Riley Bowden: Minnesota 17 - Nebraska 14

Bret Nierengarten: Minnesota 23 - Nebraska 16

Michael Dixon: Minnesota 27 - Nebraska 20

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Associated Press Picks

http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/ap-college-football-picks-another-milestone-saban

The Cornhuskers are hoping to get QB Tommy Armstrong (concussion) back for what amounts to an elimination game in the Big Ten West.

UPSET SPECIAL

Minnesota 27 - Nebraska 23

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Athlon Sports

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/predictions-every-college-football-game-week-11-2016

Steven Lassan: N

Mitch Light: N

Bryan Fischer: N

Jim Weber: N

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ESPN FPI

http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400869691

Nebraska 68.2% Win

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ESPN Big Ten Blog

http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/138563/week-11-b1g-game-picks-huskers-sparty-on-upset-alert

Brian Bennet: Minnesota 23 - Nebraska 21

Josh Moyer: Nebraska 27 - Minnesota 20

Dan Murphy: Nebraska 24 - Minnesota 17

Jesse Temple: Nebraska 31 - Minnesota 28

Austin Ward: Minnesota 28 - Nebraska 21

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FEI Projections

http://www.bcftoys.com/2016-game-projections/

Nebraska 26 - Minnesota 22

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Gonna be a lot of "experts" with red ink on their pool sheets this week. The spread is NU -7.5. And they're taking Minny straight up? In OUR house? A night game? No way that is happening.

 
I can't pick without knowing for 100% sure if Tommy is going to play.

The pick'em site I use has the spread as blank (indicative of a toss up game) the 7.5 is the first spread I've seen.

 
Gonna be a tough game. They've been that way against the Gophers lately. Really hope we have a healthy Tommy back. If so I like our chances.

 
With a healthy OL (much better than we had last week for sure) and if tommy can play, I think we can win this by 10-14. Minnesota has played a cupcake schedule so far.

 
Tommy is playing, I sent that out last night to a few people from the source I have, so unless something changed he is playing.

Minny is run heavy, big time. Banker is pretty good at stopping that, most of the time.

If you have a chance I want you to stop at Wal-Mart or Target and pick up the biggest package of toilet paper that you can find because when you hear this lock you are going to sh#t.

Huskers 32

Gophers 20

Enjoy the -6.5

 
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I do not think Calvin Jones has picked us win one game this season, man...

He does bring up a good point however in regards to Tommy.

 
Sea of Red said:
I do not think Calvin Jones has picked us win one game this season, man...

He does bring up a good point however in regards to Tommy.
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Assuming he picked us to beat Wyoming (can't find that one), he's picked us to be 5-4 - losing to Oregon and Indiana in addition to the two games we actually lost.

 
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