Nebraska vs. Missouri College Football Picks: The University of Missouri Tigers football team, at 4-0, is one of a few teams from BCS conference's still undefeated in 2009 – and has crept into the AP college football polls at No. 18 (USA-Today/Coaches) and No. 24 AP. Thursday night, Mizzou will host No. 21 Nebraska (3-1) at Faurot Field (9 pm ET ESPN-HD) in a BIG 12 North battle, a game that will be their most challenging game to date.
For gamblers wondering why Missouri is getting points at home, the answer is simple. Missouri has not been challenged. Though no fault of their own, Missouri opened with a big win over Illinois, a team expected to be pretty good in 2009. Now that we are a month into the season, we know Illinois is not as good as what it had been cracked up to be via pre-season predictions. Missouri followed the Illinois win with victories over two non-BCS teams, Bowling Green and Nevada, and a team from the FCS ranks – Furman.
Nebraska is 3-1 SU on the season and 4-0 ATS. Nebraska had big wins over three Sun Belt (non-BCS) programs – Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State, and Louisiana-Lafayette and a single loss on the road at Virginia Tech. The Cornhuskers lost late in that game 15-16. That single point loss to the current No. 5 Hokies, is better in the eyes of oddsmakers than Missouri's win over Illinois.
College Football Picks: Non-BCS programs Bowling Green and Nevada were very competitive against Mizzou and could have pulled out wins. Nebraska rolled the three opponents they were expected to beat. If you're looking for a good bet for Thursday's game there is only one play..Take the Huskers -3 1/2.
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