Indiana goes to Lincoln on Saturday as a 5-0 defending national champion on a 21-game winning streak. Simultaneously, Nebraska is 5-0 in the same building, off to its best start since 2016.
Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers are 2-0 in the Big Ten. Following Saturday’s 47-15 College Football Odds win at Rutgers. That win marks their 21st straight victory. Their last loss came in the opening week of 2025. Turbo Richard ran for 204 yards in his return from an ankle injury that had knocked him out of the Northwestern game. And then Josh Hoover threw for 251 yards and four touchdowns. Hoover’s season line is 1,101 yards, 15 scores, and no interceptions.
Indiana piled up 593 yards and held Rutgers to nine first downs and 59 yards on the ground. The one blemish on the profile is the week before, a 29-23 home win over Northwestern that was closer than a 20.5-point favorite should have been. As a result, it dropped the Hoosiers two spots in the poll before the Rutgers result put them back at No. 6. They are scoring about 44 a game and allowing about 11, with a run defense giving up 64 yards a game.
Last week, Matt Rhule’s Huskers matched the record by scoring the last 34 points in a 48-23 home win over Maryland. Anthony Colandrea had 346 yards of total offense. Including 238 through the air and a career-high 108 on the ground. Additionally, Kwazi Gilmer caught 11 passes for 147 yards and two scores.
Consider that Nebraska did it without leading rusher Jamal Rule and with 16 penalties, its most since 2010. The first half was a 28-23 game after Maryland led 16-7. But in the second half, the Blackshirts held the Terrapins to 95 yards after the break. Previously, other results included a 31-13 win at Michigan State and blowouts of Ohio, Bowling Green, and North Dakota. Nebraska is also scoring nearly 44 and allowing about 14.
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAAF Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Saturday, October 10, 2026, with kickoff at noon ET. |
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| Location: | Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| TV Coverage: | FOX/FOX One |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Indiana Hoosiers | -7½ ( -105 ) | 52½ ( -111 ) | -312 |  |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | +7½ ( -116 ) | 52½ ( -111 ) | +245 | |
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Indiana visits Nebraska on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with kickoff at noon Eastern (11 a.m. Central) at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The Offshore Bookmaker matchup is on FOX and streams on FOX One.
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Matchup Analysis
Since 2006, this is the first time Nebraska has hosted a defending national champion. Indiana’s path is the one it has used for 21 games. To show, they run the ball with Richard, let Hoover throw without turning it over, and shrink the game with the defense.
By contrast, Nebraska’s College Football Betting path is replicating the second half it just played against Maryland. Specifically, at home, with Colandrea using his legs, in front of a stadium that has not seen a start like this in a decade. Saturday is the first real measuring stick for both programs.
SBG Free Picks
To summarize, Wise Guys believe that Nebraska is the better value. The Hoosiers are indeed on a 21-game winning streak, and Josh Hoover has 15 touchdowns with no interceptions. And the run defense is allowing 64 yards a game. Nebraska can stay within a score into the fourth quarter. Of course, the Maryland game says it can do it at home before the second-half defense takes over.
Finally, the total leans under. Both teams are scoring about 44, which is how the number got to the low 50s. But those averages were built on the same soft slates.
SBG Best Bet: Nebraska Cornhuskers and Under the Total.