Nebraska Pregame Picks: Staff Score Predictions, Tips Against the Spread and Eleven Warriors Prop Bets

It seems a lot longer than just 14 days since Ohio State suffered its heartbreaking loss at Oregon. However, the Buckeyes are back on the field this afternoon, returning to Columbus to host Nebraska in a good game for OSU.

Ohio State and the Cornhuskers begin at noon on FOX, with Big Noon Kickoff on campus before the game.

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As the Buckeyes prepare for their matchup against Nebraska, the Eleven Warriors staff is expecting another dominant performance from OSU in the Shoe.

Outcome predictions

Andy Anders – Ohio State 38, Nebraska 10: There will be some growing pains for Zen Michalski at left tackle following Josh Simmons' injury, but Ohio State finds an offensive groove and wins comfortably.

Chase Brown – Ohio State 48, Nebraska 13: Ohio State bounces back from its loss to Oregon with a dominant performance against Nebraska, handing the Cornhuskers their second straight loss where their opponent outclasses them from start to finish.

George Eisner – Ohio State 42, Nebraska 14: Dylan Raiola fails to recover from his worst game of the season last week as the Buckeye defense forces the former OSU defender to commit multiple turnovers that lead to short fields and easy points for Chip Kelly's team .

Johnny Ginter – Ohio State 42, Nebraska 13: Ohio State is angry on offense and probably tries to do too much on defense, leaving everyone annoyed in the first half and bored in the second.

Matt Gutridge – Ohio State 45, Nebraska 20: The last time Ohio State lost a regular-season game before a bye week was against Purdue in 2018. Who did the Buckeyes play and beat after the break week? Nebraska. Ohio State has won the 13 previous times Eleven Warriors have hosted a tailgate party. The average score in these
Games? 43-18, we increase the value to a more general value of 45-20.

Garrick Hodge – Ohio State 45, Nebraska 10: Ohio State bounces back in a much-needed way by dealing with an overmatched Nebraska team and underwhelming freshman QB Dylan Raiola.

Dan Hope – Ohio State 45, Nebraska 10: I don't think Nebraska will let this game get quite as out of control as the 56-7 loss to Indiana last week, but I still expect a dominant performance from the Buckeyes, who should be hungry to make a statement after two weeks about their loss to Oregon.

Kyle Jones – Ohio State 35, Nebraska 10: Nebraska has something to prove after a sad loss to Indiana and fights hard in the first two quarters, but Ohio State pulls away in the second half as Raiola throws 3 INTs to come back.

Chris Lauderback – Ohio State 45, Nebraska 9: The defense gets back on the field with at least four sacks while Emeka Egbuka and Jeremiah Smith both have the most 100 receiving yards as OSU bounces back nicely from the loss at Oregon.

Ramzy Nasrallah – Ohio State 49, Nebraska 17: The Huskers finished last weekend in Bloomington and should come out swinging. Unfortunately, the Buckeyes reflected on the fact that they were one second away from being ranked No. 1 in the country, and they will do the same.

Josh Poloha – Ohio State 42, Nebraska 10: With the Buckeyes' defense often caught in the backfield against former OSU quarterback Dylan Raiola, Ohio State is taking care of business and getting back in the win column ahead of a big matchup in Happy Valley next week.

Jason Priestas – Ohio State 41, Nebraska 13: Ohio State had two weeks to reflect on the painful loss in Eugene and make a few course corrections. Unfortunately for Nebraska, they are the team that gets to find out.

Jordan Raines – Ohio State 42, Nebraska 7: Ohio State looks lethargic at the start but eventually finds its footing and wins comfortably.

Will Ohio State cover?

After OSU opened as a 25.5-point favorite, the spread quickly fell to -24 and has since climbed back to the opening value. The Buckeyes enter this afternoon's game as 25.5-point favorites over Nebraska.

While everyone on 11W believes Ohio State will dominate the Cornhuskers, two Eleven Warriors staff members – Kyle Jones and Matt Gutridge – believe the Buckeyes will narrowly miss coverage and lose the spread by the hook, as both Both Jones and Gutridge believe OSU will do so with 25 wins.

What about the over/under?

Unlike the spread, the over/under ratio has only increased since opening at 46.5. As of this morning there are 48.

The majority of the 11W team believes Ohio State and Nebraska will reach the over, as only one member, Kyle Jones, believes the matchup will not reach that mark.

Eleven Warriors Prop Bets

Looking for more lines to review? Take a look at our in-house prop betting lines for this match to get a better idea of ​​what the oddsmakers expect from each performance. Leave us your predictions in the comments and compete for bragging rights!

• How many passing yards will Will Howard have?

  • Over 274.5 (-125)

  • Below 274.5 (+100)

• How many rushing yards will Ohio State have?

  • Over 249.5 (+115)

  • Below 249.5 (-105)

• Who will have more receiving yards?

  • Jeremiah Smith (-115)

  • Emeka Egbuka (-105)

• Will Will Howard score another rushing touchdown?
• How many points will Nebraska score?

  • Over 10.5 (-110)

  • Below 10.5 (-110)