Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 12/12/2020 NCAAF Predictions, Picks & Previews

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 12/12/2020

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Golden Gophers	+9 (-107)	59.5 o (-107)	+275
Cornhuskers	-9 (-107)	59.5 u (-107)	-335

Tweets by GopherFootball

Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Minnesota Golden Gophers won just two of their five conference games and are 2-5 with their overall play. The Gophers defeated Purdue Boilermakers in their last game with a final score of 34-31. Minnesota had Tanner Morgan complete 1033 passing yards with four interceptions and four TDs. Morgan was also sacked 11 times this season. From the rushing end, Mohamed Ibrahim took the lead with 817 yards and 13 TDs in total.

Players to watch: T. Morgan QB (CMP 76 ATT 128 YDS 1033 CMP% 59.4 AVG 8.1 LNG 45 TD 4 INT 4 SACK 11 SYL -78 RTG 131.2), M. Ibrahim RB (ATT 155 YDS 817 AVG 5.3 LNG 53 TD 13), T. Potts RB (ATT 11 YDS 112 AVG 10.2 LNG 36 TD 1), R. Bateman WR (REC 36 YDS 472 AVG 13.1 LNG 39 TD 2).  

Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Nebraska Cornhuskers won just two of their four conference games and they remain to hold a 2-4 overall record. The Cornhuskers broke their two-game losing streak after defeating Purdue Boilermakers in their last game. Nebraska scored 37 and restricted Purdue to just 27. QB Adrian Martinez managed to cover 447 yards with a single TD and one interception. Martinez was sacked six times while Luke McCaffrey took the lead as their rushers with 360 yards.

Players to watch: A. Martinez QB (CMP 68 ATT 96 YDS 689 CMP% 70.8 AVG 7.2 LNG 37 TD 2 INT 1 SACK 7 SYL -37 RTG 135.9), L. McCaffrey QB (CMP 48 ATT 74 YDS 466 CMP% 64.9 AVG 6.3 LNG 45 TD 1 INT 5 SACK 5 SYL -43 RTG 108.7 ATT 65 YDS 364 AVG 5.6 LNG 47 TD 3), A. Martinez QB (ATT 53 YDS 268 AVG 5.1 LNG 39 TD 4), W. Robinson WR (REC 39 YDS 341 AVG 8.7 LNG 31 TD 0).    

Trends

Minnesota Golden Gophers

The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota’s last 12 games.
Minnesota is 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota’s last 11 games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games played in December.

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Nebraska is 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nebraska’s last 6 games.
Nebraska is 3-9 SU in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nebraska’s last 7 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nebraska’s last 5 games at home.