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Nebraska Football Over/Under Win Total Set at 7½

Heading into year three of the Matt Rhule era, Nebraska football is looking for its most wins in nearly a decade and the sportsbooks agree.
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Nebraska wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr. makes a catch against UCLA on Nov. 2, 2024.
Nebraska wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr. makes a catch against UCLA on Nov. 2, 2024. | Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

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Nebraska football is looking for its best season in nearly a decade this fall.

Heading into year three of the Matt Rhule era, many are expecting the program to take a jump. One sportsbook has put the line for Nebraska's win total at 7½.

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule addresses the team during the Huskers' practice Monday after their flight to New York for the
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule. | Nebraska Athletics

According to Circa Sports, the Huskers are in the same win total window as Washington, Illinois, Iowa, and USC. The Big Ten Conference teams with the highest over/under win totals are Ohio State and Oregon at 10½.

Penn State is at 10, with Indiana and Michigan at 8½.

Nebraska has won more than seven games just once in the past decade. That came in 2016, when Mike Riley's second team went 9-4, tied for second in the Big Ten West and made the Music City Bowl.

Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Malcolm Hartzog Jr. (7) celebrates an interception with defensive back Marques Buford Jr.
Nebraska defensive back Malcolm Hartzog Jr. (7) celebrates an interception against Ohio State on Oct. 26, 2024. | Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images

Rhule's teams have historically taken a jump in year three. At Temple, the Owls went from 2-10 to 6-6 to 10-4. At Baylor, the Bears went form 1-11 to 7-6 to 11-3.

The first two years under Rhule have gone 5-7 and 7-6. Is a jump to at least eight wins coming this fall?

The full list of Big Ten Conference over/under win totals is below.

  • Ohio State 10½
  • Oregon 10½
  • Penn State 10
  • Indiana 8½
  • Michigan 8½
  • Washington 7½
  • Illinois 7½
  • Iowa 7½
  • Nebraska 7½
  • USC 7½
  • Minnesota 6½
  • Michigan State 5½
  • Rutgers 5½
  • UCLA 5½
  • Wisconsin 5½
  • Maryland 4½
  • Northwestern 4
  • Purdue 3
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Nebraska wide receiver Janiran Bonner runs in a 1-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Dylan Raiola against Illinois in 2024. | Kenny Larabee, KLIN

Nebraska Football 2025 Schedule

  • Aug. 28 vs. Cincinnati (Kansas City) 8 p.m. CDT on ESPN
  • Sep. 6 vs. Akron TBA
  • Sep. 13 vs. Houston Christian TBA
  • Sep. 20 vs. Michigan TBA
  • Oct. 4 vs. Michigan State TBA
  • Oct. 11 at Maryland TBA
  • Oct. 18 at Minnesota TBA
  • Oct. 25 vs. Northwestern TBA
  • Nov. 1 vs. USC TBA
  • Nov. 8 at UCLA TBA
  • Nov. 22 at Penn State TBA
  • Nov. 28 vs Iowa TBA

Home games are bolded.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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