2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 3:45 a.m. ET

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Bookmakers are anticipating the Nebraska Cornhuskers to take a significant step forward in 2023, as their over/under is 6.5 wins after they won four games last year.

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Nebraska Win Total Odds

Cornhuskers Betting Insights & 2022 Stats

• According to the current odds (+115), Nebraska has a 46.5% chance of going over its season win total over/under (6.5).
• The Cornhuskers ranked 102nd in total offense (344.2 yards per game) and 100th in total defense (414.4 yards allowed per game) last season.
• The Cornhuskers put up 220.8 passing yards per game offensively last year (80th in FBS), and they surrendered 225.3 passing yards per game (69th) on the defensive side of the ball.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 run defense that ranked 24th-worst in FBS (189.1 rushing yards allowed per game) last season, Nebraska put up better results offensively, ranking 100th in FBS by totaling 123.3 rushing yards per game.

Nebraska's 2023 Schedule

Nebraska's Strength of Schedule

• Nebraska has drawn the 81st-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents' combined win total last year).
• The Cornhuskers have to overcome the 25th-hardest conference schedule this season (based on their Big Ten opponents' combined win total last year).
• Nebraska will battle seven teams this season that ended the year .500 in 2022. That schedule features one team that recorded nine or more victories and four squads that picked up three or fewer wins last season.

Cornhuskers' Top Performers (2022)

• Casey Thompson put up a passing stat line last season of 2,407 yards with a 63.1% completion rate (173-for-274), 17 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, and an average of 200.6 yards per game.
• Last year Anthony Grant went to work rushing, for 915 yards on 218 carries (76.3 yards per game) and scored six times.
• Ajay Allen put up 190 yards on 33 carries (15.8 yards per game), with two rushing touchdowns last season.
• In the previous year, Trey Palmer grabbed 71 passes (on 109 targets) for 1,043 yards (86.9 per game). He also found the end zone nine times.
• Marcus Washington tacked on 471 yards on 31 grabs with one touchdown. He was targeted 47 times, and averaged 39.3 receiving yards per game.
• Travis Vokolek hauled in 20 passes on 35 targets for 240 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 20.0 receiving yards per game.
• Garrett Nelson did his thing last season with a huge stat line of 5.5 sacks, 8.0 TFL and 56 tackles.
• Luke Reimer went to work last year, collecting 75 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and one interception.
• Last season Malcolm Hartzog had a huge stat line of three interceptions, 18 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and three passes defended.

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