The Big-12 North title chase heats up Saturday night in Columbia, Missouri when the No. 17 ranked Missouri Tigers (4-0, 0-0 Big 12) host No 25 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1, 1-0 Big 12). Kickoff time for the nationally-televised ESPN game is set for 8:15 p.m. at Faurot Field Memorial Stadium.
Mizzou hopes for a repeat of the last two times that Nebraska has come calling on the Tigers’ in Columbia. Missouri claimed victories in both 2003 and 2005 by the identical scores of 41-24. It’s been almost 50 years since Mizzou beat Nebraska 3 straight in Columbia.
Oddsmakers at online wagering giant Bodog (Bodoglife.com) currently have the Tigers listed as -6-point favorites versus the Cornhuskers, while the game's total is sitting at 68.
Marlon Lucky caught one touchdown and ran for another in Week 5, as the Cornhuskers downed the Iowa State Cyclones 35-17. The Cornhuskers could not cover the 21-point spread, and the combined 52 points were UNDER the posted total of 55.
Lucky carried the ball 16 times for 107 yards in the win, and Sam Keller completed 18 passes for 218 yards with two touchdowns in the win.
Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes last time out to lead the Missouri Tigers to a 38-17 home victory over the Illinois State Redbirds. No line or total was posted for that expected mismatch.
The Tigers are coming off a bye week after getting through the non-conference season unblemished for the 2nd straight season. Mizzou moved up to 17th in both major polls, from 20th, the previous week.
Nebraska, the defending Big 12 North champs, began their title defense last week by defeating IowaState, 35-17, in Lincoln, Neb. The Cornhuskers are 1-0 on the road this season, with the win coming at Wake Forest (20-17) on Sept. 8th. Nebraska’s only loss this year came at the hands of #1/2 USC (49-31), on Oct. 15th, in Lincoln.
According to early betting trends at Sportsbook.com , 64 percent of the early side-bet (ATS) money is riding on Missouri while 52 percent are hedging their bets that the total goes OVER. Nebraska is drawing 86 percent of the money line wagers.
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Reno Goldberg is red-hot with his college football picks winning 7 of his last 11 picks over this past week. Goldberg is a two-time winner of the Online Best Handicapper Award.
