Nebraska vs. Northwestern odds
Point spread: Nebraska -13
O/U: 50.5
Moneyline: NU -550, NW +400
FPI pick: Nebraska 78.7%
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Northwestern's defense. The Wildcats lost Chris Bergin, who led college football in tackles a year ago, and overall this defensive unit ranked just 101st nationally, allowing 429.5 yards per game, and was 89th in scoring defense (29.0 ppg). NU's secondary doesn't return a single player who had an interception last season.
Northwestern returns Adetomiwa Adebawore on defense a year after he led the team with 8.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks
+ Neither of these teams were great in the red zone a year ago, in either direction: Nebraska was 106th offensively and 61st defensively; Northwestern was 128th on offense and 62nd on defense
+ Northwestern scored 14 or fewer points in seven of their last eight games in 2021