Nebraska vs. Colorado Dunkel NCAA Football Picks, Predictions and Odds - Sept. 7

The Colorado Buffaloes (1-0) are 7.5-point underdogs heading into their matchup on Saturday, September 7, 2024 against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0).

Last time around, the Cornhuskers defeated the UTEP Miners, with 40-7 being the final score.

The Buffaloes beat the North Dakota State Bison, 31-26, in their last game.

Nebraska vs. Colorado Predictions

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Colorado Buffaloes, computer-calculated against-the-spread, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Pick ATS: Cornhuskers (- 7.5)
• Pick OU: Under (56.5)
  
• Prediction: Cornhuskers 25 - Buffaloes 12

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Nebraska vs. Colorado Moneylines

Grab a look below at the latest moneylines for the Cornhuskers-Buffaloes matchup.

• Nebraska Moneyline: -277
• Colorado Moneyline: +223

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Nebraska Betting Insights

• Nebraska has been the moneyline favorite just one other time so far this season, a game they won.
• Nebraska has played in 12 games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -277 or shorter and won them all.
• The average point total in Cornhuskers games this season is 48.5, eight points fewer than this matchup's over/under.
• The Buffaloes are college football's 76th-highest scoring team this season compared to the 54th-ranked Cornhuskers.

Colorado Betting Insights

• Colorado will play as the underdog for the first time this season.
• Colorado has not been a bigger underdog this season than the +223 moneyline set for this game.
• Colorado has a 55-point average over/under in their matchups this season, 1.5 fewer points than this game's point total.

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Key Stats for Nebraska vs. Colorado

• The Cornhuskers struggled offensively last season, ranking 17th-worst in the FBS (313.3 yards per game). However, they ranked 11th-best on the other side of the ball, allowing only 303.5 yards per game.
• While the Cornhuskers ranked 11th-worst in the FBS in scoring offense with 18 points per game last season, it was a different situation defensively, as they ranked 13th-best (18.3 points per game allowed).
• Colorado owned the 82nd-ranked offense in the FBS last year (363.6 yards per game), and it was less effective on defense, ranking fourth-worst with 453.3 yards allowed per game.
• Colorado owned the 60th-ranked scoring offense last year (28.2 points per game), and it was worse on the other side of the ball, ranking 10th-worst with 34.8 points allowed per game.
• The Cornhuskers were outscored by three points last year (0.3 per game), and opponents of the Buffaloes outscored them by 80 points (6.6 per game).