Nebraska is heavily favored in college football odds against Washington in the Holiday Bowl on Thursday, December 30th.
The game can be seen on ESPN and is a rematch of a game earlier this season that Nebraska won easily. The Cornhuskers are favored by 13.5 points in college football betting lines at Sbgglobal.
Talent or Motivation?
This is a game that can be handicapped in one of two ways. You can either take the better talent with Nebraska or you can go with the more motivated team and take Washington. The Cornhuskers have no motivation at all for this game. They were looking at a possible BCS bowl and fell all the way down to the Holiday Bowl. Nebraska destroyed Washington 56-21 earlier this season so all of the motivation will be with the Huskies. This will be the first bowl game for Washington since 2002.
Holiday Bowl
This is the second straight year and the fourth time overall for Nebraska in the Holiday Bowl. The Cornhuskers routed Arizona last season 33-0 in the Holiday Bowl. This will also be the fourth time that Washington has played in the Holiday Bowl, the last of which came in 2001 against Texas.
Series History
Nebraska holds the all-time series edge at 4-3-1. Nebraska got a 35-point win against Washington back in September. The Huskers have won the past three meetings between the two teams.
Positive Trends
Both teams have good trends for this game. The Huskies are 3-0-1 against the college football odds in their last 4 games overall. The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 bowl games. The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Bowl games. The Huskies are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games in December. The Huskies are 0-3-1 against the college football betting lines vs. a team with a winning record. The Cornhuskers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 neutral site games. The Cornhuskers are 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games. The Cornhuskers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in December. The Cornhuskers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 bowl games. The Cornhuskers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Bowl games as a favorite. Last year’s Holiday Bowl went under and Nebraska is an under team. The Under is 6-1 in the Cornhuskers last 7 Bowl games. The Under is 12-4 in the Cornhuskers last 16 games on grass.