Sat, Sep 26 · 5:00 PM ET
Nebraska at Michigan State
Nebraska favored by 4.5 · total 48.5
NebraskaCornhuskers
Away · Big Ten
-4.5
-110
-192
ML
Michigan StateSpartans
Home · Big Ten
+4.5
-110
+160
ML
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Returning production
| Nebraska | Michigan State | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 46% | 21% |
| Passing | 5% | 16% |
| Rushing | 30% | 19% |
| Receiving | 74% | 24% |
The read
- A total of 48.5 sits on the low side of real college football scores (the median FBS game lands on 54). That places the number; it does not predict the result — overs land almost exactly 50% against closing totals.
Team profile
With the ball
Without it
Last three seasons
Nebraska
9-12-2 ATS · 11-12 SU
13-10 O/U · 3-5-1 away
Michigan State
11-10 ATS · 7-14 SU
11-10 O/U · 2-8 home
A record, not a signal — we measured team-level situational splits at 50% against the spread. Useful for knowing a team, not for picking one.
How games at these numbers have gone
- Spread 4.5 — the 3-7 point band. In 2,054 archived games at this number, the favorite covered 48.9% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (46.7–51.0%) is taken into account.
- Total 48.5 — this game's spread sits in the 0-7 point band. In 2,739 archived games with a spread this size, the over hit 49.0% of the time — a coin flip once the 95% range (47.2–50.9%) is taken into account.
Measured on our archive of FBS games with a closing line and a final score. Context, not a pick — see every band.
SP+ team strength · 2026
SP+ implies Michigan State +2.2 versus the market's +4.5 — a 2.3-point disagreement.
Context, not a pick — tap the for what these numbers mean and what we measured.
Line movement
Spread (home)
4.5 → 4.5unmoved
Total
51.5 → 48.5-3.0
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