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6-0, 1-5 ATS
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Closing number

Spread
IU -9.5
NEB +9.5
Open –
Total
Over 48.5
Under 48.5

Source: DraftKings.

IU 20, NEB 17. NEB covered by 6.5, under by 11.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 3 on Nebraska
Indiana 12 Nebraska
TotalSplit 1-1
Over 11 Under
Moneyline5 of 6 on Indiana
Indiana 51 Nebraska

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Indiana Nebraska
Iowa
W 20-15 away
+5 · -8.5 Didn't cover
L 16-40 home
-24 · +5.5 Didn't cover
Maryland
W 55-10 away
+45 · -21.5 Covered
W 34-31 away
+3 · -6.5 Didn't cover
Michigan St
W 38-13 home
+25 · -26.5 Didn't cover
W 38-27 home
+11 · -12.5 Didn't cover
Penn St
W 27-24 away
+3 · -13.5 Didn't cover
L 10-37 away
-27 · +7.5 Didn't cover
UCLA
W 56-6 home
+50 · -27.5 Covered
W 28-21 away
+7 · +2.5 Covered

Against 5 common opponents: Indiana won by 25.6 on average, 2-3 against the spread. Nebraska lost by 6.0 on average, 1-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Indiana2 Nebraska
Nebraska +8.52
Desmond Howard 1u*Line +8.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 10 11:59 AM ET · Record 1-5 · Original postJosh Pate 5u*Line +7.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 5u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:45 PM ET · Record 34-31 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Indiana +7.51
Dave Portnoy 1u*Line +7.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over1 Under
Over 49.51
Big Cat 1u*Line 49.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Under 49.51
Rico Bosco 1u*Line 49.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Record 48-35 · Original post
Moneyline
0 Indiana1 Nebraska
Nebraska1
Will Compton 5uPrice -110 (assumed, not posted) · 5u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:45 PM ET · Record 8-11 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Indiana, Kirk Herbstreit on Indiana, Desmond Howard on Indiana, Pat McAfee on Indiana, Nick Saban on Indiana

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Indiana LLLLWL

ATSTotals
All games1-5 17%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As favorite1-5 17%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Nebraska WWLWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-1 83%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Home4-1 80%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
As underdog1-0 100%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10, 2026IU 20, NEB 17IU -9.5NEB covered48.5Under
Oct 19, 2024NEB 7, IU 56IU -6.5IU covered47.5Over
Oct 1, 2022IU 21, NEB 35NEB -6.5NEB covered62Under
Oct 26, 2019IU 38, NEB 31NEB -2.5IU covered78.5Under

Indiana 2-2 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

IUNEB
6-0Record5-1
1-5Against the spread5-1
3-3Over-under3-3
-4.3Avg cover margin+8.4
40.2Points per game39.2
11.8Points allowed15.2
7.63Yards per play6.20
462.7Yards per game461.7
6.10Rush yards per carry5.40
67.9Completion %64.0
45.3Third down %51.8
+7Turnover margin+5
9Sacks allowed10
28.8Penalty yards per game71.0

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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