Nebraska Football Opens as One-Score Road Favorites for Maryland Matchup

The opening over/under point total between Nebraska and Maryland was listed at 50 1/2 total points, as the consensus adjusted Sunday night to 47 1/2 total points. FanDuel and BetRivers listed the point total at 48 1/2 points, giving the Huskers and Terrapins an extra point, while bet365 and Caesars added a half-point to the consensus at 48 total points.

Nebraska is 2-3 this season against the spread in 2025, going 2-2 at Memorial Stadium and 1-2 as a favorite. The Huskers won the season opener over Cincinnati 20-17 but failed to cover as six-point favorites. They rebounded with blowout wins over Akron (68-0) and Houston Christian (59-7) as 34½-point favorites against the Zips and 48½-point favorites against the Huskies, and then failed to cover the final 13-point spread in Saturday's 38-27 home win over Michigan State. Nebraska's 30-27 loss to Michigan failed to cover the Nebraska 1½-point underdog line.

The Huskers are 4-1 on the season in their over/under history, going a perfect 4-0 at home in point totals. However, Nebraska failed to cover the point total in its season opener at Arrowhead Stadium against Cincinnati, but did hit the over against Akron (47½ points), Houston Christian (59½ points), Michigan (47½ points), and Michigan State (48 1/2 points).

Maryland is 3-2 against the spread this season, going 1-2 as a favorite and 2-0 as an underdog. The Terrapins are also 2-2 against the spread at home while going 1-0 on the road. The Terps covered in their season opener against Florida Atlantic, then rebounded after failing to cover in back-to-back weeks with a 27-10 win at Wisconsin and a 24-20 home loss to Washington as 10 1/2-point and 5 1/2-point underdogs, respectively.

Unlike Nebraska, Maryland has struggled to hit the over in its five contests through 2025, going 1-4 so far on the season. The Terrapins are 1-3 in home over/unders, going 1-2 as a favorite in the total points. Maryland has only covered its over in a 44-17 home win over Towson on Sept. 13, but failed to go over its point totals against Florida Atlantic (59 1/2 points), Northern Illinois (44 1/2 points), Wisconsin (44 1/2 points), and Washington (52 1/2 points).

Both Nebraska and Maryland are 1-1 in Big Ten Conference play, but had different results after Saturday's contests wrapped up. The Huskers earned a 38-27 home win over Michigan State, while the Terrapins dropped their first contest of the 2025 season in a 24-20 home loss to Washington. Maryland led 20-0 during the contest, but gave up 24 unanswered points to fall to 4-1 on the season.

Maryland was a surprise to start the college football season, beginning the year 4-0, including a drubbing of Big Ten foe Wisconsin on the road in a 27-10 victory over the Badgers. Despite the success, the Terps aimed to avoid the distractions of a 4-8 season in 2024.

"Last year was tough on me as a coach," Maryland coach Mike Locksley said during Big Ten Media Days in July. "I had to decide whether to pay a freshman or a third-year leader who took me to two bowl games."

"Coach Locks lost his locker room. We had haves and have-nots for the first time," Locksley said. "The landscape of college football taught me a valuable lesson. If I have to put my desk in the locker room, I will."

Nebraska battles Maryland on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CDT with the game televised on the Big Ten Network. The game will also be broadcast and heard across the Huskers Radio Network on its affiliate stations.

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