Week 14 College Football Picks – Texas vs. Nebraska

Last Updated on December 5, 2009 3:06 pm by drew

Texas-Nebraska Pick

No. 3
Texas looks to wrap up a spot in the BCS National Championship game on Saturday when the Longhorns face No. 21

Nebraska in the 2009 Big 12 Championship from Cowboys Stadium at 8PM ET.

Bet Texas vs. Nebraska


Texas is 12-0 on the year and 5-6-1 against the spread. The Longhorns have covered in four of their last six games.

Texas has been the favorite in every game it has played this season.

Nebraska is 9-3 on the year and 7-5 against the spread. The Cornhuskers have won five-straight games overall, but failed to cover in two straight and in five of their last seven.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL have made
Texas 14-point favorites over

Nebraska on Saturday night. The over/under total for this game has been established at 44.

Texas has the top offense in the Big 12, scoring 43 points per-game. Colt McCoy has put together a strong Heisman resume with 3,328 yards passing and 27 touchdowns while rushing for 368 yards and two scores.

Nebraska has the top defense in the conference, giving up only 11.1 points and 291 yards per-game.

Nebraska is allowing just 189 passing yards per-game.

Nebraska is scoring 25.6 points per-game on offense with 334 yards per-game.

Texas is only giving up 15.4 points and 264 yards per-game. The Longhorns have the top rushing defense in the nation, allowing just 62.5 yards per-game on the ground.

Nebraska running back Roy Helu has rushed for 1,111 yards and 10 touchdowns, and will need to be a factor for the Huskers on Saturday.

The key to this pick comes down to the

Nebraska offense. While the Huskers have a strong defense, it has to be expected that

Texas will score some points. If

Nebraska can put together a solid offensive game plan, it should be in good shape.
Nebraska is as physical a team as

Texas will see all year, and that should carry over on both offense and defense. Look for

Nebraska to challenge the Longhorns and make things exciting. We suggest a pick of the Huskers to cover and the over 44 point total.

Our College Football Week 14 Free Pick for this matchup is:

NEBRASKA +14 and OVER 44.
College Football Week 14 Betting Trends
Top Trends for this game.

TEXAS is 83-58 ATS (+19.2 Units) against conference opponents since 1992.

TEXAS is 48-28 ATS (+17.2 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

Head-to-Head Series History

NEBRASKA is 1-0 against the spread versus

TEXAS over the last 3 seasons 

TEXAS is 1-0 straight up against

NEBRASKA over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

Week 14 College Football Injury Report


TEXAS

[DT] 11/26/2009 – Calvin Howell "?" Saturday vs.

Nebraska ( Concussion ) 

[LB] 09/21/2009 – Jared Norton out for season ( Shoulder ) 

[S] 09/30/2009 – Christian Scott out for season ( Academics ) 

[WR] 09/30/2009 – Brandon Collins out for season ( Academics ) 

[TE] 08/19/2009 – Blaine Irby out for season ( Knee ) 

[TE] 08/19/2009 – Ian Harris out for season ( Neck ) 

[OG] 11/26/2009 – Mason Walters "?" Saturday vs.

Nebraska ( Foot ) 

[TE] 08/19/2009 – D.J. Grant out for season ( Knee ) 

[CB] 11/18/2009 – Eryon Barnett out for season ( Shoulder ) 

[RB] 11/26/2009 – DJ Monroe "?" Saturday vs.

Nebraska ( Legal problems ) 

[CB] 11/29/2009 – Deon Beasley injured last game, doubtful Saturday vs.

Nebraska ( Concussion ) 

[WR] 11/26/2009 – John

Chiles "?" Saturday vs.

Nebraska ( Undisclosed ) 

[S] 12/01/2009 – Ben Wells "?" Saturday vs.

Nebraska ( Ankle ) 

NEBRASKA

[RB] 09/06/2009 – Quentin Castille has been dismissed from the team ( Dismissed ) 

[S] 10/24/2009 – Rickey Thenarse out indefinitely ( Knee ) 

[LB] 10/23/2009 – Blake Lawrence out for season ( Concussion ) 

[CB] 10/12/2009 – Jace Dean out for season ( Knee ) 

Texas vs. Nebraska Odds

Texas Longhorns -14 Over 44 (-735)

Nebraska Cornhuskers +14 Under 44 (+500)
Bet Texas vs. Nebraska
Posted: 12/5/09 4:06PM ET