Nebraska vs Minnesota Prediction: Who Will Throw Better?

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Friday, October 17, 2025
Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
TV: FOX
Location: Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

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Why Nebraska Will Win

Minnesota might be 4-2, but it’s doing this with Scotch tape, spit, and a few prayers

The running game is shockingly non-existent. There’s more of an emphasis on the passing attack, but that’s not really the point.

Even when the Gophers try to run, it doesn’t work - they haven’t even been close in the three Big Ten games so far.

Nebraska got run over by Michigan, but it did a nice job against Michigan State and Maryland over the last few weeks. The Terps hit the midrange throws, but that will be a problem for Minnesota against the nation’s No. 1 pass defense.

Why Minnesota Will Win

Let me see how I can put it …

Nebraska is 5-1 with a now-fantastic-looking win over Cincinnati, and a strong performance at Maryland last week, but outside of Dylan Raiola and the passing attack, there’s not a lot of there, there.

The ground game is okay, but not great.

Yeah, the D is amazing against the pass, but, statistically, that’s mostly because it hasn't faced a slew of bombers, and Cincinnati and Michigan were too busy ripping off chunks of yards against the Husker run defense.

Minnesota is more of a find-a-way bunch right now. There are no penalties, the turnovers have been almost non-existent other than the two key ones against Cal, and the pass rush is just strong enough to bother Raiola. So …

Can Nebraska Limit the Turnovers?

The Huskers got away with three turnovers in the win over Maryland. That’s not going to work against a Minnesota defense that survived Purdue on four takeaways.

This will be close to the very end, with it coming down to 1) who screws up more and 2) who's sharper through the air. These two need to do the same thing to keep the offense moving, and Nebraska does what it does way better.

Nebraska vs Minnesota Prediction, Betting Lines

Nebraska 27, Minnesota 20
Line: Nebraska -8.5, o/u: 46.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Rating: 3
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