Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/15/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 15, 2022

Venue:  Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN 

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +14, Purdue -14; Over/Under:  56 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +13.5, Purdue -13.5; Over/Under:  56 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Nebraska +13.5, Purdue -13.5; Over/Under:  56.5 points

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  3-3 (2-1) (3rd place, Big Ten West)

Purdue Boilermakers:  4-2 (2-1) (2nd place, Big Ten West)

 

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Nebraska Cornhuskers:  won their last game on the road against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 14-13.

Purdue Boilermakers:  won their last game on the road against the Maryland Terrapins 31-29.

 

Nebraska is entering this game with a 3-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 4th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 2-1. They won against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game on the road 14-13. Casey Thompson started that game at QB and he completed 24/36 passes for 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Anthony Grant led the team in rushing with 47 yards on 19 rushing attempts. Trey Palmer led the team in receiving with 64 yards and 1 TD on 4 receptions. Nick Henrich led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles. Garrett Nelson led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while Myles Farmer, Malcolm Hartzog, and Brandon Moore each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Purdue is entering this game with a 4-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 2-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 4th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 2-1. They won against the Maryland Terrapins in their last game on the road 31-29. Aidan O'Connell started that game at QB and he completed 30/41 passes for 360 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Devin Mockobee led the team in rushing with 26 yards and 1 TD on 13 carries. Payne Durham led the team in receiving with 109 yards and 1 TD on 7 receptions. Jalen Graham led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Khordae Sydnor led the defense in sacks with 2 while Cory Trice came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Nebraska listed as a 14 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Nebraska has had a terrible start to the year but they have started to turn things around lately since firing their head coach Scott Frost. They have been fighting in their games and have played in a few close games since his firing, even winning some of those games. Purdue has had a rocky start to their season with a few losses under their belt already but their wins haven't been very impressive either. They have played in a lot of close games whether it was a win or loss and this could be another game where a fighting Nebraska team will try to keep it close all night. Purdue has a good offense but their defense hasn't been great and they haven't been able to blow out a lot of teams because of it. The best way to place a bet here is on Nebraska to cover the spread in this game.

 

Nebraska Purdue Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 15, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Purdue 24 Nebraska 20.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers: 14-9 ATS off a road no-cover where the team won as a favorite. 15-9 UNDER in all games. 8-2 UNDER as an underdog. 

Purdue Boilermakers: 21-33 ATS off 2 or more consecutive unders. 23-14 UNDER as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 42-20 UNDER after gaining 325 or more passing yards in last game.

 

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  D. Crawford (WR) out for season - Knee. A. Allen (RB) out for season - Undisclosed. N. Nouili (OL) out for season - Suspension.

Purdue Boilermakers:  T. Denson (CB) Out indefinitely - Abdominal. D. Lewis (DT) out for season - Ankle. G. Miller (TE) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"We struggled on offense, but the defense gave up some plays. We gave up some deep balls early, and we had to settle down and get things together." - Mickey Joseph after his team’s win against Rutgers in their last game.

 

 

"One thing about Payne, he's a great leader. He's made a few mistakes this year, he'd be the first one to tell you, but man, he goes hard. He cares, he wants to win, he's a great teammate." - Jeff Brohm after his team’s win against Maryland in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Palmer, Trey

WR Washington, Marcus

WR Brown, Alante 

TE Vokolek, Travis

QB Thompson, Casey

RB Grant, Anthony 

 

WR Jones, Charlie

WR Rice, Mershawn

WR Sheffield, TJ 

TE Durham, Payne

QB O'Connell, Aidan

RB Doerue, King 

FB Furtney, Ben 

 

 

Passing: C. Thompson (1497)

Rushing: A. Grant (647)

Receiving: T. Palmer (544)

Touchdowns: A. Grant (5)

 

Passing: A. O'Connell (1550)

Rushing: D. Mockobee (275)

Receiving: C. Jones (603)

Touchdowns: C. Jones (7)

 

Coaches:

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Mickey Joseph (Interim)

Purdue Boilermakers: Jeff Brohm (6th season)