Nebraska at Wisconsin - 2016 Matchup Preview

Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers

Saturday, October 29th 2016 (7:00 PM EDT)
Wisconsin -7.5 (44.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Wisconsin 23 - Nebraska: 17 (Big Ten)

Cornhuskers (9 - 4) (5 - 7 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 27 - 24 (16 - 32 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -5.5 (SP+ WIS -6)
Projected Score: NEB: 22 - WIS: 24 (46)
WIS Win prob: 73% | Cover: 49%
NEB Travel: 406 miles

Badgers (11 - 3) (10 - 3 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 28 - 16 (34 - 16 @ Home)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
NEB Players
WIS Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Nebraska's 2016 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/3	Nebraska vs Fresno State	-29.5	62.5	W 43 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Nebraska vs Wyoming	-24.0	56.0	W 52 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Nebraska vs Oregon	-3.0	72.5	W 35 - 32	U	N
Sat 9/24	Nebraska at Northwestern	-6.5	48.0	W 24 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Nebraska vs Illinois	-21.5	53.0	W 31 - 16	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	Nebraska at Indiana	-6.0	58.0	W 27 - 22	U	N
Sat 10/22	Nebraska vs Purdue	-23.5	59.0	W 27 - 14	U	N
Sat 10/29	Nebraska at Wisconsin	+7.5	44.0	L 17 - 23	U	Y
Sat 11/5	Nebraska at Ohio State	+15.5	53.5	L 3 - 62	O	N
Sat 11/12	Nebraska vs Minnesota	-8.0	48.5	W 24 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/19	Nebraska vs Maryland	-14.5	50.0	W 28 - 7	U	Y
Fri 11/25	Nebraska at Iowa	+2.5	45.5	L 10 - 40	O	N
Fri 12/30	Nebraska vs Tennessee	+3.0	59.0	L 24 - 38	O	N

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Predictions for Nebraska's Schedule

Wisconsin's 2016 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/3	Wisconsin vs LSU	+9.5	43.5	W 16 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Wisconsin vs Akron	-24.0	45.5	W 54 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Wisconsin vs Georgia State	-30.0	51.5	W 23 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/24	Wisconsin at Michigan State	+6.0	42.5	W 30 - 6	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Wisconsin at Michigan	+10.0	44.5	L 7 - 14	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15	Wisconsin vs Ohio State	+9.5	46.0	L 23 - 30	O	Y
Sat 10/22	Wisconsin at Iowa	-2.5	43.0	W 17 - 9	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Wisconsin vs Nebraska	-7.5	44.0	W 23 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/5	Wisconsin at Northwestern	-6.5	41.5	W 21 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Wisconsin vs Illinois	-26.5	42.0	W 48 - 3	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Wisconsin at Purdue	-26.5	48.5	W 49 - 20	O	Y
Sat 11/26	Wisconsin vs Minnesota	-14.0	42.5	W 31 - 17	O	N
Sat 12/3	Wisconsin vs Penn State	-1.0	47.0	L 31 - 38	O	N
Mon 1/2	Wisconsin vs Western Michigan	-6.5	54.0	W 24 - 16	U	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NEB	.14	43%	26.5	45%	2.7	169	40%	212	3.74	.13	42%	23.9	40%	41%	3.14	53.5	1.1	1.5
WIS	.15	45%	28.4	42%	2.67	203	46%	179	3.77	.04	39%	15.6	39%	37%	2.41	32.5	1.1	2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NEB	#74 (.18)	45% (37)		48% (22)	3.21 (40)	121	43% (55)	210	3.38 (114)	#44 (.13)	40% (50)		39% (24)	42% (82)	3.06 (11)	48.9	1.3	1.2
WIS	#97 (.14)	42% (73)		46% (39)	3.16 (46)	154	38% (107)	197	4.02 (57)	#80 (.18)	43% (88)		45% (86)	42% (81)	4.17 (105)	37.5	1.5	1

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NEB Offense	13	26.5	16.2	43.4%	3.74	1.1	20	381	169	212	4.2	55%	44%	45%	40%	17%	.14
WIS Defense	14	15.6	15.7	38.9%	2.41	2	-	-	-	-	-	45%	53%	39%	37%	20%	.04

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NEB Defense	13	23.9	32	41.5%	3.14	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	46%	52%	40%	41%	17%	.13
WIS Offense	14	28.4	33.7	44.7%	3.77	1.1	20	382	203	179	4.3	62%	36%	42%	46%	13%	.15

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Nebraska	13	32:09	20.4	44%	57%	5.8	53.5	1.1	1.5	6.2	2	2	31.4
Wisconsin	14	34:58	20.3	44%	50%	3.4	32.5	1.1	2	5.3	2.4	1	31.3

Run Game Stats (2016)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NEB Offense	13	55%	45%	40.2	169.2	4.2	24	.05	2.7	78%	9%	0.83
WIS Defense	14	45%	39%	-	-	-	-	-.04	2.55	69%	10%	0.73

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NEB Defense	13	46%	40%	-	-	-	-	.09	2.73	66%	10%	1.04
WIS Offense	14	62%	42%	47	203.1	4.3	31	.05	2.67	78%	10%	0.88

Pass Game Stats (2016)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NEB Offense	13	44%	40%	15.5	30.8	211.7	6.9	13.7	18	9	.27	1.8	32%	35%	.31	7%	1.9
WIS Defense	14	53%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	22	.12	1.5	35%	29%	.18	9%	1.7

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NEB Defense	13	52%	41%	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	.17	1.5	34%	32%	.23	7%	1.7
WIS Offense	14	36%	46%	14.4	23.1	179.1	7.8	12.4	14	10	.34	1.6	30%	37%	.3	4%	1.9

Nebraska's Power Ratings
Nebraska's Power Rating: NR
Nebraska's Offense Rating: NR
Nebraska's Defense Rating: NR
2016 Talent Rating: #26
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Nebraska's 2016 Expected Record: -
Nebraska's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.3 #37
Nebraska's Offense SP+ Rating: 37.7 #24
Nebraska's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #65

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Power Ratings Matchup
Nebraska: Wisconsin: 10.55

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Nebraska: 10.3 Wisconsin: 16.1

Wisconsin's Power Ratings
Wisconsin's Power Rating: 10.55 NR
Wisconsin's Offense Rating: NR
Wisconsin's Defense Rating: NR
2016 Talent Rating: #37
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Wisconsin's 2016 Expected Record: -
Wisconsin's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: 16.1 #16
Wisconsin's Offense SP+ Rating: 30.5 #58
Wisconsin's Defense SP+ Rating: 14.8 #7

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 482

Nebraska Scoring
Offense: 26.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 16.2
Defense: 23.9 PPG
Defense on Road: 32

Nebraska's 2016 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 9
Record on Road: 2 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Wisconsin 24
Nebraska 22

Total Points: 46

Based on Last 4 Games
Nebraska 24
Wisconsin 19

Total Points: 43

Based on Entire Season
Wisconsin 29
Nebraska 19

Total Points: 48

Wisconsin Scoring
Offense: 28.4 PPG
Offense at Home: 33.7
Defense: 15.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.7

Wisconsin's 2016 Record
Record: 11 - 3
Record vs Spread: 10 - 3 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 8
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 3 - 1
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 1

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/23	Nebraska	44	Wisconsin	25	Nebraska -1.5	Nebraska	40.5	Over
2023	11/18	Wisconsin	24	Nebraska	17	Wisconsin -7.5	Nebraska	36.5	Over
2022	11/19	Nebraska	14	Wisconsin	15	Wisconsin -10	Nebraska	40.5	Under
2021	11/20	Wisconsin	35	Nebraska	28	Wisconsin -10	Nebraska	43.5	Over
2019	11/16	Nebraska	21	Wisconsin	37	Wisconsin -14.5	Wisconsin	49.5	Over
2018	10/06	Wisconsin	41	Nebraska	24
2017	10/07	Nebraska	17	Wisconsin	38	Wisconsin -12.5	Wisconsin	47.0	Over
2016	10/29	Wisconsin	23	Nebraska	17	Wisconsin -7.5	Nebraska	44.0	Under
2015	10/10	Nebraska	21	Wisconsin	23	Nebraska -1	Wisconsin	52.0	Under
2014	11/15	Wisconsin	59	Nebraska	24	Wisconsin -4	Wisconsin	0
2012	12/01	Wisconsin	70	Nebraska	31
2012	09/29	Nebraska	30	Wisconsin	27
2011	10/01	Wisconsin	48	Nebraska	17

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Wisconsin	11	4	5 Overs
Nebraska	2	5	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	9 - 4	3 - 6	2 - 4	1 - 2
Road Teams	4 - 9	6 - 3	2 - 1	4 - 2

(#) NEB at (#) WIS

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	NEB	WIS
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#37	#16
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#26	#37
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Nebraska Injury Report

Wisconsin Injury Report

Nebraska on Offense


CategoryCat	NEB Off	WIS Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#24	#7
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Nebraska Run Game


CategoryCat	NEB Off	WIS Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Nebraska Pass Game


CategoryCat	NEB Off	WIS Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Wisconsin on Offense


CategoryCat	WIS Off	NEB Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#58	#65
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Wisconsin Run Game


CategoryCat	WIS Off	NEB Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Wisconsin Pass Game


CategoryCat	WIS Off	NEB Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
WIS 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'16 Profile: Down to CFP Hopefuls

NEB 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'16 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Camp Randall Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 58° - Wind: 7 mph

Rematch from Week 9
Wisconsin -7.5 (44.0)
Wisconsin won vs Nebraska this year (23-17)

Previous Matchups
Nebraska beat Wisconsin last year (44-25)
Wisconsin beat Nebraska in 2023 (24-17)
Wisconsin beat Nebraska in 2022 (15-14)

NEB's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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NEB's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

WIS's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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WIS's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD