Trace Adams
Saturday's Selection ...
For Saturday, 2000♦ Double-Your-Wager winner is Nebraska as the favorite over Rutgers. At 8:000 am eastern time, the Cornhuskers are -9 points in Vegas and offshore.
Nebraska showed me something by coming up with a road conference win earlier this week at Minnesota, and while the Golden Gophers are injury/suspension depleted, a win at The Barn is never easy. That "W" pushed the Huskers to a solid 18-8 on the year. A closer look at that mark shows a 12-1 straight up in Lincoln, and an almost as good 9-2 home spread mark.
Included in that home ledger? How about double-digit wins and covers over both Iowa and Michigan their last pair of home games, and a narrow one-point setback earlier this year versus Kansas.
As for Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights are winless in 6 road games this season, and a not-much-better 1-5 against the spread in those roadies. The Knights have also lost 6 in a row on the season and 8 of their last 9, including a 60-54 home loss to the same Nebraska team they are facing today on the road no less!
That late January win was Nebraska's 5th both straight up and against the spread the past 6 series meetings against Rutgers since the New Jersey-based team joined the Big Ten.
This one is likely to be double-digits before the break, and then balloon.
Nebraska's at-large bid chances stay on track with this win and cover.