Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2023

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Venue:  Folsom Field, Boulder, CO

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +3, Colorado -3; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +3, Colorado -3; Over/Under:  58.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +3, Colorado -3; Over/Under:  58.5 points

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  0-1 (0-1) (6th place, Big Ten West)

Colorado Buffaloes:  1-0 (0-0) (6th place, Pac-12)

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Nebraska Cornhuskers:  lost their last game on the road against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 13-10.

Colorado Buffaloes:  won their last game on the road against the TCU Horned Frogs 45-42.

Nebraska is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their conference games too.  They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Minnesota 13-10. Jeff Sims was the starting QB and he completed 11/19 passes for 114 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions. Jeff Sims led the team in rushing yards with 91. Alex Bullock led the receivers with 56 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Omar Brown led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Luke Reimer, Blaise Gunnerson, and Nash Hutmacher each led the defense in sacks with 1. Omar Brown came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Colorado is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 0-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against TCU 45-42. Shedeur Sanders was the starting QB and he completed 38/47 passes for 510 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Sy'veon Wilkerson led the team in rushing yards with 45 and 1 TD. Dylan Edwards led the receivers with 135 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 3 TDs. Shilo Sanders led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackles while no one recorded any sacks in that one. Trevor Woods and Travis Hunter each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have Colorado listed as a 3 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Colorado pulled off a huge upset win as over 20 point underdogs in their 1st game of the season with their win on the road against TCU and their offense looked really good in that game, but their defense was terrible. Coach Prime clearly had this team ready to go in week 1 and after that performance, he will definitely be focused on some better defense at home here considering how he is a former defensive player. Now they go back home for their home opener in the altitude and play Nebraska who does have some really good defense. Nebraska looked really good in their 1st game under Matt Rhule as they have a really good defense that held Minnesota to just 13 points at home. The problem was their offense though as it isn't quite there yet and they were only able to score 10 points on the road. Now they play a much worse defensive team but they will be on the road again with the altitude to deal with and Colorado is going to be fired up for this home opener after their big win in week 1. The Nebraska defense will try hard to keep them in this game but that Colorado offense will pull away eventually and Nebraska won't have a way back in the game. The best way to place a bet here is on Colorado to cover the spread in this game.

Nebraska Colorado Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 9, 2023 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Colorado 38 Nebraska 20.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers: 9-4 ATS as an underdog. 10-3 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 8-1 OVER as a road underdog of 3 points or less. 15-5 OVER after scoring and allowing 17 or less points.

Colorado Buffaloes: 9-16 ATS in all games. 0-7 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 29-14 OVER after scoring 42 points or more last game. 8-2 OVER after playing their last game on the road.

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  I. Garcia-Castaneda (WR) out for season - Knee. A. Gilbert (TE) day-to-day - Eligibility. J. Butler (LB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. N. Henrich (LB) day-to-day - Undisclosed. M. Noonan (LB) out for season - Knee. B. Tagaloa (DL) out for season - Knee. A. Grant (RB) Out indefinitely - Suspension.

Colorado Buffaloes:  C. Fauria (TE) Ques Sat - Foot. A. McCaskill IV (RB) Ques Sat - Knee. L. Passarello (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee.

“I’m confident we’re going to play hard. I’m confident we’re going to be a physical team. I’m confident that if things don’t go well early, that we’re not going to panic. I’m confident that if things do go well early, we’re not going to celebrate. And I’m confident we’ll have fun together.” - Matt Rhule on his team coming into this new college football season.

"We prepare for this stuff. This is not just a figment of my imagination. This is something we prepare for, and we think about, and we work towards." - Deion Sanders after his team’s win against TCU in their last game.

WR Bullock, Alex 

WR Garcia-Castaneda, Isaiah 

WR Kemp IV, Billy 

TE Boerkircher, Nate 

QB Sims, Jeff 

RB Ervin Jr., Gabe 

FB Bonner, Janiran 

WR Hunter, Travis 

WR Weaver, Xavier 

WR Horn Jr., Jimmy 

TE Harrison, Michael 

QB Sanders, Shedeur 

RB Edwards, Dylan 

Passing: J. Sims (114)

Rushing: J. Sims (91)

Receiving: A. Bullock (56)

Touchdowns: A. Bullock (1)

Passing: S. Sanders (510)

Rushing: S. Wilkerson (45)

Receiving: D. Edwards (135)

Touchdowns: D. Edwards (4)

Coaches:

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Matt Rhule (1st season)

Colorado Buffaloes: Deion Sanders (1st season)