{"id":18323,"date":"2011-10-06T12:17:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T17:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=18323"},"modified":"2011-10-06T12:17:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T17:17:49","slug":"big-ten-conference-football-ohio-state-buckeyes-vs-nebraska-cornhuskers-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/big-ten-conference-football-ohio-state-buckeyes-vs-nebraska-cornhuskers-betting-preview-18323\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Ten Conference Football: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers
\nSaturday, 10\/8\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ABC
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Nebraska -10
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Nebraska -11
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 46
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 43.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez has completed just 50.5 percent of his passes this year<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ohio State is coming off a 10-7 loss to the Michigan State Spartans as three-point home favorites and will be looking to avoid a third loss to the season.\u00a0 The Buckeyes are 61-32-5 in conference road openers since joining the Big Ten and have won both previous meetings with the Cornhuskers.\u00a0 The team relies heavily on a defense that ranks third in the conference in rushing defense and fourth in total defense.\u00a0 Many around the program were hoping to have running back Dan Herron and receiver DeVier Posey return to action this week, but their five-game suspensions during the offseason were extended by at least a game.\u00a0 Ohio State is 22-8 ATS the past two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Buckeyes dropped their Big Ten opener for the first time in eight years last week, while also losing to the Spartans at home for the first time since 1999.\u00a0 Ohio State has tallied a 360-127-28 record in October in its history, including a 114-63-8 mark on the road.\u00a0 Offensively, the team has been efficient in the red zone, scoring 14 of 17 times, but also mustered up just 178 total yards last week.\u00a0 The last time the team lost two games this early in the season was in 2005.<\/p>\n

Nebraska is coming off a 48-17 loss against the Wisconsin Badgers as 9.5-point road underdogs and returns home after splitting its two road games.\u00a0 The Cornhuskers captured a 38-14 win over Wyoming the previous week as 20.5-point favorites.\u00a0 All eyes are squarely on Taylor Martinez, who threw three interceptions last week and has completed just 50.5 percent of his passes.\u00a0 \u201cLet\u2019s face it, the quarterback position is always going to be under the microscope,\u201d commented Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini.\u00a0 \u201cTrust me, I\u2019m glad he\u2019s our quarterback.\u201d\u00a0 Nebraska is 3-7 ATS as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Cornhuskers will be playing their Homecoming this week, posting an all-time record of 74-22-4, including a 67-16-3 mark against conference opponents.\u00a0 It\u2019s also significant to note that Pelini is coaching against his alma mater, as he was a graduate of Ohio State and a four-year letterwinner as a defensive back from 1987 to 1990.\u00a0 Nebraska still possesses a strong running game, as running back Rex Burkhead and Martinez have rushed 83 times for 482 yards and eight touchdowns.\u00a0 Both managed to rush for over 900 yards a season ago.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Buckeyes due to their 21-4-1 ATS mark versus a team with a winning home record, while the Cornhuskers are 1-10-1 ATS as a home favorite of 10.5 or more points.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the college football handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers Saturday, 10\/8\/11, 8:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ABC Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Nebraska -10 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Nebraska -11 Opening Total:\u00a0 46 Current Total:\u00a0 43.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Ohio State is coming off a 10-7 loss to the Michigan State Spartans as three-point home favorites and will be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":8730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[3442,475,1143,463,3375],"class_list":["post-18323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-big-ten-conference","tag-bo-pelini","tag-nebraska-cornhuskers","tag-ohio-state-buckeyes","tag-taylor-martinez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18323"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18325,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18323\/revisions\/18325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}