Minnesota vs. Nebraska Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 31

Updated Aug. 31, 2023 3:05 p.m. ET

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) are touchdown favorites when they host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0) in a Big Ten matchup on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Huntington Bank Stadium. The over/under is set at 43 for the contest.

The Golden Gophers scored 28.2 points per game (66th in college football) and allowed 13.8 (fourth) last year, finishing 9-4 and winning the Pinstripe Bowl. A year ago, the Cornhuskers failed to make a bowl appearance after finishing 4-8 in the regular season. Offensively they averaged 22.6 points per game (102nd in college football), and they gave up 27.6 per game (77th in college football) on defense.

Minnesota vs. Nebraska Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Location: Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
TV: FOX
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Minnesota vs Nebraska Betting Information updated as of August 31, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Minnesota	-7 (-111)	-286	+228	43	-110	-110

Minnesota vs. Nebraska Prediction

Pick ATS: Minnesota (-7)
Pick OU: Over (43)
Prediction: Minnesota 32, Nebraska 13

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Minnesota vs. Nebraska Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Golden Gophers 25, Cornhuskers 18.
The Golden Gophers have a 74.1% chance to collect the win in this game based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Cornhuskers have a 30.5% implied probability.
Minnesota won seven games against the spread last season, failing to cover six times.
Nebraska went 5-7-0 ATS last season.

Minnesota vs. Nebraska: Head-to-Head

In their last two head-to-head bouts, Minnesota has won against Nebraska two times.
The two teams have gone over the total on one occasion while sharing a split 1-1 record in their matchups against the spread.
Nebraska has been outscored by 14 points in its last two tilts against Minnesota.

Minnesota vs. Nebraska: 2022 Stats Comparison

	Minnesota	Nebraska
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	28.2 (60)	22.6 (105)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.8 (4)	27.6 (65)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	13 (19)	19 (74)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	18 (62)	16 (84)

Minnesota 2022 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Mohamed Ibrahim	RB	1,665 YDS / 20 TD / 128.1 YPG / 5.2 YPC
Tanner Morgan	QB	1,382 YDS (66.9%) / 9 TD / 5 INT 55 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 4.2 RUSH YPG
Daniel Jackson	WR	37 REC / 557 YDS / 5 TD / 42.8 YPG
Treyson Potts	RB	474 YDS / 3 TD / 36.5 YPG / 4.7 YPC
Mariano Sori-Marin	LB	84 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Tyler Nubin	DB	53 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 4 INT / 4 PD
Cody Lindenberg	LB	70 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Terell Smith	DB	36 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK / 2 INT

Nebraska 2022 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Casey Thompson	QB	2,407 YDS (63.1%) / 17 TD / 10 INT -21 RUSH YDS / 5 RUSH TD / -1.8 RUSH YPG
Trey Palmer	WR	71 REC / 1,043 YDS / 9 TD / 86.9 YPG
Anthony Grant	RB	915 YDS / 6 TD / 76.3 YPG / 4.2 YPC
Marcus Washington	WR	31 REC / 471 YDS / 1 TD / 39.3 YPG
Garrett Nelson	LB	56 TKL / 8.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK
Luke Reimer	LB	75 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT
Isaac Gifford	S	62 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Marques Buford Jr.	DB	52 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD