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CFB · 2026 betting profile

Nebraska Cornhuskers

5-1 straight up · 5-1 ATS · 3-3 over-under · #10 of 138 in our ratings

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SpreadNebraska +7
Total51.5
Moneyline+210
Full matchup

Against the spread

SplitATSCover %Real or luck?Avg vs spread
All games5-183%Small sample+8.4
Home4-180%Small sample+7.7
Road1-0100%Small sample+12
Favorite4-180%Small sample+8.8
Underdog1-0100%Small sample+6.5
Conference3-0100%Small sample+9.3
Non-conference2-167%Small sample+7.5
Last 54-180%Small sample+9.2

6 graded games. Under 20 games, every split here is a small sample. Avg vs spread is the average margin against the closing number.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Over-under

SplitO-UOver %Real or luck?Avg vs total
All games3-350%Small sample+4
Home3-260%Small sample+5.7
Road0-10%Small sample-4.5
Conference1-233%Small sample+0.8
Non-conference2-167%Small sample+7.2
Last 52-340%Small sample+0.3

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing total (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games)

Game log with closing lines

DateOpponentResultCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10vs IndianaL 17-20+9.5W +6.548.5U -11.5
Oct 3vs MarylandW 48-23-15.5W +9.552.5O +18.5
Sep 26at Michigan StateW 31-13-6W +1248.5U -4.5
Sep 19vs North Dakota Fighting HawksW 34-7-27.5L -0.556.5U -15.5
Sep 12vs Bowling GreenW 56-7-30.5W +18.548.5O +14.5
Sep 5vs OhioW 49-21-23.5W +4.547.5O +22.5

Close is Nebraska's spread at kickoff, from ESPN's odds archive (DraftKings). ATS margin is how much they beat or missed the number by.

Season by season

SeasonSUATSCover %Real or luck?O-UOver %Avg vs spread
20265-15-183%Small sample3-350%+8.4
20257-64-931%Small sample10-377%-2.4
20247-67-464%Small sample4-736%-2.3
20235-74-7-136%Small sample5-742%-0.9
20224-86-650%Small sample5-742%+6
20213-97-558%Small sample6-650%+2.5
20203-54-450%Small sample2-625%-4.2
20195-73-925%Small sample4-833%-3.5

Regular season and postseason, graded against the closing line. "Could be luck" means a coin flip could have done the same thing.

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