Saunders Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 2015 Game 4 “Expert” Picks: Southern Miss @ Nebraska ————— CollegeFootballNews.com http://collegefootballnews.com/2015/nebraska-vs-southern-miss-preview-fearless-prediction The Nebraska Huskers want to get back to .500 this week against the Southern Miss Eagles. We break down the matchups below in the Southern Miss vs. Nebraska prediction and game preview. Why You Need To Care Mike Riley’s career in Lincoln is off to a rocky start. His first Husker has now suffered two excruciating September losses, the infamous Hail Mary to BYU and Saturday’s overtime loss in Miami. Nebraska showed a ton of heart by rallying back from a 33-10 deficit, but Big Red has no interest in moral victories. Southern Miss feels it’s turning the corner in Todd Monken’s third season. His Golden Eagles have won two straight, and the opening day loss to Mississippi State actually was a moral victory of sorts. Why Southern Miss Will Win Monken’s offense has come to life, troubling news for a Husker D that yielded exactly 511 yards to BYU and Miami. The Golden Eagles are in a position to exploit Nebraska with QB Nick Mullens and backs Jalen Richard and Ito Smith. Mullens and Richard each accounted for four wins in last week’s track meet win over Texas State. Why Nebraska Will Win As good as the USM offense has been, the defense has been equally inept. The Eagles give up 5.2 yards per carry, and have just three takeaways. If the line does its part, the Huskers will get the offense moving around QB Tommy Armstrong Jr. and RB Terrell Newby. Armstrong is spreading the ball around to underrated receivers Jordan Westerkamp and Brandon Reilly. Player Who Matters When Southern Miss has the ball, there’ll be an interesting battle taking place at the line of scrimmage. DT Maliek Collins is playing at an All-American level, even if the stats don’t reflect it. But C Cameron Tom and LT Rashod Hill are helping fuel the Golden Eagles’ early success on offense. If Tom and the guards fail to neutralize Collins, Mullens’ effectiveness plummets. What’s Going To Happen? Knowing it can’t drop two games below .500, Nebraska will play with something to prove, including to itself. Southern Miss is trending north on offense, but it won’t be able to stop Armstrong in Lincoln. No nail-biter this week for the Huskers, who’ll build a comfortable cushion before the final quarter begins. PREDICTION: Nebraska 42 - Southern Miss 23 ————— BTN.com http://btn.com/2015/09/23/polls-its-time-to-select-your-week-4-big-ten-football-winners/ Tom Dienhart: Nebraska 49 - Southern Miss 21 Sean Merriman: Nebraska 38 - Southern Miss 21 Brent Yarina: Nebraska 40 - Southern Miss 20 Roman Stubbs: Nebraska 35 - Southern Miss 20 ————— ESPN Big Ten Blog http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/124111/big-ten-week-4-picks-can-michigan-knock-off-no-22-byu Brian Bennet: Nebraska Josh Moyer: Nebraska Dan Murphy: Nebraska Mitch Sherman: Nebraska Jesse Temple: Nebraska Austin Ward: Nebraska ————— SBNation/Football Study Hall http://www.footballstudyhall.com/2015/9/24/9391279/college-football-projections-picks-week-4 Nebraska 45 - Southern Miss 21 ————— Big Red Wrap-Up http://netnebraska.org/interactive-multimedia/sports/big-red-wrap-miami-prediction-0 Kevin Kugler: Nebraska 41 - Southern Miss 24 Blake Lawrence: Nebraska 45 - Southern Miss 24 Damon Benning: Nebraska 51 - Southern Miss 27 ————— Daily Nebraskan http://www.dailynebraskan.com/sports/dn-sports-desk-nebraska-vs-southern-miss-score-predictions/article_3d599764-6008-11e5-a9f6-f7b28d2eff18.html Josh Kelly: Nebraska 48 - Southern Miss 21 Brett Nierengarten: Nebraska 52 - Southern Miss 34 Nick Wilkinson: Nebraska 38 - Southern Miss 10 Michael Dixon: Nebraska 42 - Southern Miss 17 Vanessa Daves: Nebraska 31 - Southern Miss 10 ————— Athlon Sports http://athlonsports.com/college-football/big-ten-week-4-predictions-2015-byu-michigan-indiana-maryland David Fox: Nebraska Braden Gall: Nebraska Steven Lassan: Nebraska Mitch Light: Nebraska ————— 2 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Clean sweep so far fro straight up, ATS, not so much... Quote Link to comment
Creighton Duke Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 DT Maliek Collins is playing at an All-American level I haven't been paying THAT close of attention, but....really? Quote Link to comment
RADAR Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I think Nebraska wins but does not cover. Quote Link to comment
commando Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 omg...a thread about this weeks game? how the heck did this happen? Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I think the team comes out angry and plays well. I see 42-14. Quote Link to comment
BaytownHusker Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 34-28 Husker win. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I would love it if the line feel to -20.5 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 omg...a thread about this weeks game? how the heck did this happen? Hey...I've been posting in the Southern Miss thread all by myself. I was beginning to think I was the only one that knew there was a game this week. 1 Quote Link to comment
LumberJackSker Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 48-27 Nebraska wins. Quote Link to comment
cornographic Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Looks like we're going to win..... Quote Link to comment
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