2024 Game 5 "Expert" Picks: Nebraska at Purdue

What is your prediction for the game?

  • Nebraska wins and covers

    Votes: 15 71.4%

  • Nebraska wins but doesn't cover

    Votes: 6 28.6%

  • Purdue wins by single digits

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Purdue wins by multiple scores

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
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2024 Game 5 “Expert” Picks: Nebraska @ Purdue
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Purdue is having a rough time. It got obliterated by Notre Dame, pounded on by Oregon State, and it’s going to be tough finding a win the rest of the way - the team will almost certainly be the underdog in the last nine games. Purdue has to figure out how to jump all over Nebraska right away. This is the first road game of the season for the Huskers, but they have to get over yet another close loss - this time to Illinois - that’s slowed the roll of the jacked up Nebraska fans.

Why Nebraska Will Win
There was a time not all that terribly long ago when Nebraska had the most fearsome rushing attack in all of college football. The Big Red Machine steamrolled over everything in its path, Husker running backs were superstars, and the brutally methodical way it all worked made the program a superpower among superpowers. If Nebraska decides to give that a try, it’ll look like that this week. It’s hard to keep running when you have a quarterback like Dylan Raiola under center, but the Huskers pounded away 47 times in the opener over UTEP. It got away from the ground game, only ran for 48 yards against Illinois in last week’s loss, and … Purdue has allowed 703 rushing yards over the last two weeks to Notre Dame and Oregon State. Give 15 the day off by letting him hand off.

Why Purdue Will Win
For all of the issues and concerns with the Boilermakers, the plays in the backfield are there. They have a decent pass rush, and they come up with tackles for loss - they just can’t hold up against the run on a consistent basis. But with the Huskers it’s more than that. It’s the first Nebraska road game of the season. As much as they all like to say the past is the past, what did the team do last week? It dropped a close game. The first three - including the win over Colorado - were breathers. If Purdue can get a little bit of the time of possession back on its side, keep this close, the later it gets that Husker collar will get …

Nebraska vs Purdue: Who Will Win
There won’t be any problems for Nebraska. It’ll run, but it’ll come up with a good offensive mix to offset a few Purdue first half scoring drives. There will be moments when Purdue will have a shot to take over in the second half and make this a game, but will stall. The Nebraska running game will take over from there.

Nebraska 34 - Purdue 17
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CFN Experts
Big Game Ben, CFN: Nebraska
E, CFN: Nebraska
Jackson Caudell: Nebraska
Nathan Erbach, ND on SI: Nebraska
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Nebraska
John Kennedy, ND on SI: Nebraska
Andrew Margolick, CFN: Nebraska
Jeremy Mauss: Nebraska
Doug Millen, CFN: Nebraska
Johnny Rosenstein: Nebraska*
Nick Shepkowski: Nebraska
Joe Vitale: Nebraska
CONSENSUS PICK: Nebraska
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ESPN FPI
Nebraska - 79.6% Win
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DRatings
Nebraska 25 - Purdue 16
Nebraska - 77.6% Win
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ESPN Bill Connelly SP+
Nebraska 31 - Purdue 17
Nebraska - 81% Win
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More to come!!!

 
Purdue fans not even posting about this game.  Just posting about who they should hire as their new coach when Walters is fired.

They believe that a 1-11 season is possible (which is what I said at the start of the season) and that would mean 11 losses in a row.

NU CAN'T let a lame a$$ PU team get any confidence.  NU has to either get a 3 and out if they start on defense or a TD if they start on offense.

NU needs to rush the ball 40+ plus times and Satt needs to 100% understand that.  Even if it is not working all that well at first, he needs to keep banging away.  

40+ rushes and around 20 passes.  

 
knapplc said:
Husker Volleyball got stunned by SMU a few weeks ago. It was a good wake-up call. They steamrolled their next several opponents.

The Blackshirts come out with a chip on their shoulder, all four RBs get good playing time, and Nebraska cruises. 
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I totally agree. After rewatching last weeks game I got the feeling that most of the team but especially the blackshirts were feeling themselves too much and got exposed for it. Hopefully they pull their heads out and refocus this week and can get back on track. 

 
Mavric said:
I think Nebraska has started terribly in every one of those simulations. 
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I think you are right.

They can't start bad tomorrow.  It has to be crips and dominate from the start...and if not, Rhule needs to hit the reset button the Playstation 5, I know, I know, it isn't right, but hit reset and start it over. 

 
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Curious to see how the weather affects the game. I'm stuck at home while Helene is currently in the gulf, but remnants of it will be in the midwest come Saturday.

 
Saunders said:
Curious to see how the weather affects the game. I'm stuck at home while Helene is currently in the gulf, but remnants of it will be in the midwest come Saturday.
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As of right now 10-20 mph winds are the biggest concern.  Not much chance for rain until after the game but that wind will be a factor in the passing game.  

 
Wonder if this is going to be a close, sloppy game, with weather elements, real grass, big ten road game, playing Purdue, and Mockabee   :dunno

Otherwise, it's going to be Husker Smash!  Blowout win   :woo

 
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