The Nebraska Cornhuskers from the Big 12 conference will face the Georgia Bulldogs from the SEC conference in the Capital One Bowl in an NCAA college football game on Tuesday January 1st. Kick off time from Orlando Florida is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC.
The betting odds opened up in the Capital One Bowl with the Georgia Bulldogs favored by -10 points with an over under line of 60 ½ points. Early money from the bettors has not moved this spread as Georgia is now favored by -10 points. The over under has moved down a ½ point to 60 points.
There have been no recent head to head meetings between Nebraska and Georgia on the college football gridiron. CFB Trend: Georgia Bulldogs are 5-1 ATS in their past six games.
Nebraska heads into the Capital One Bowl with a record of 10-3 on the year. They team is 3-3 away from home. The team was riding a six game winning streak as they faced the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten conference championship game with the winner headed to the Rose Bowl. The Cornhuskers brings their worst performance of the season in their biggest game as they get blown out 70-31 as a -3 point favorite. Other losses by Nebraska this season came at UCLA and Ohio St. Nebraska has notable wins against Michigan, Penn St and Michigan St. The Cornhuskers put up 35 points and allows 26 points on the year. Nebraska is the number one passing defense in football allowing 148 yards per game. Team can run on Nebraska as the club ranks 95 allowing 195 yards a game. Offensively the Cornhuskers can move the football with 462 yards per contest and they rank 8th in rush offense by running for 254 yards a game. Junior quarterback Taylor Martinez hits on 62% of his passes with 21 touchdowns and 10 picks.
The Georgia Bulldogs enters play with a record of 11-2 on the year. The club is 3-1 away from home. Georgia was also riding a win streak as they played in their championship game. The Bulldogs six game win streak was snapped in a 32-28 defeat to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship game as a +8 point underdog. The other loss by Georgia came on the road in a 35-7 road defeat at South Carolina. Notable wins by Georgia came against Florida and Mississippi. The Bulldogs score 37 points a game and allows 18 to their opponents. Georgia defends the run well as they are 8th in college football by allowing 173 yards a game. The Bulldogs are well balanced on offense running for 184 yards and throwing for 273 yards. Junior quarterback Aaron Murray threw for 31 touchdowns and 8 picks with a completion percentage of 65%.
