Free Week 1 Prediction: Zips vs. Cornhuskers Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 1
(0-0) Akron Zips vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0)
Date: Saturday, September 1st, 2018
Time: 8:00 pm EST
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
NCAA Football Spread: Nebraska -24.5
NCAA Betting Total: 53
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There is a lot of energy around the new direction of the Nebraska program. It has virtually been missing since their coach was the quarterback.
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Considerably less buzz for Akron, who in a perfect world might sneak back into the MAC title game, which it lost a year ago.
Akron Zips
The Zips were far from elite last season but finishing in the MAC title game is a pretty good result, even if they were not competitive in it, nor in their bowl game against Florida Atlantic.
Akron is retooling on offense this season looking to Kato Nelson to lead the group. He is just a sophomore but he did see significant action a year ago. This will be a big stage though.
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The defense returns nine starters and they will need to be ready for what is expected to be one of the fastest paced attacks we will see in the college game. Having extra time to prepare for that could be to some advantage. .
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Bringing in Scott Frost, off an undefeated season at UCF, was about a big a boost that Nebraska could have gotten. The program has not had a ton of success since moving to the Big Ten and maybe this enables them to start competing with the big boys.
Things are going to look different and Frost has already made his mark in terms of recruiting but it takes time. They are still not even totally sure what they have at the quarterback position though their receivers are very strong.
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Nebraska is just a better team than Akron in terms of talent so they should win easily even if they are not quite as organized as they will be later in the season. It just might be a little closer than expected. .
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Under is 5-0 in Zips last 5 games in September.
- Under is 5-0 in Zips last 5 non-conference games.
- Under is 5-1 in Zips last 6 vs. Big Ten.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Cornhuskers last 4 home games.
- Over is 4-0-1 in Cornhuskers last 5 games on fieldturf.
- Cornhuskers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf.
Free Week 1 NCAA Football Pick
With a new coach and a new style of play there is buzz in Normal but a bit of a wait and see approach might be smart with the Huskers, at least in terms of wagering. .
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Akron +24.5
I am not really expecting a close game but I think the newness of the Nebraska style will leads to coming up short on this number in their first go.
Akron is far from a scary opponent but I think the slow and steady approach will enable them to cover the number in this spot. .
Week 1 Free Score Prediction: Nebraska 38 – Akron 17
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