#3 Michigan vs #5 Nebraska UNDER 156.5
It's a historic matchup between two top 5 teams as Michigan is massive 10.5 point favorite over their fellow Big Ten rival. What's historic about this spread, is that it's just the second time in our database that a team with at least 20 wins and ZERO losses has been an underdog, let alone a double digit dog. The only previous time this happened was February of 2014 when Syracuse was a 1.5 point dog at Pitt and the Orange won outright 58-56
What's also historic about this matchup, is that it's a 10+ point spread in a game featuring 2-top 5 teams. Going though the database, there have been 7 games featuring top 5 teams with a spread of -10 or greater. In those games, The Favorites are 7-0 SU, 5-2 ATS. The totals are 6-1 to the UNDER. The only game that went over, was an overtime game. So take that out, and all regulation games went under. The scoring averages in all 7 games, including the OT game, Favorite: 78.3 PPG, Dog: 60.9 PPG. The total tonight is way too high considering these teams will look to make a statement against a conference foe.
🎯 Play: UNDER 156.5