Minnesota fell to No. 81 in the latest S&P+ rankings and somehow stayed at 51 in TeamRankings. S&P+ predicts the Gophers will go 5.5-6.5 this year, while TeamRankings predicts the Gophers will go 5.1-6.9 this year and gives Minnesota a 29.9% chance of winning six games.
TeamRankings
Vegas line: Minnesota 2.5-point favorites (opened as 1.5-point favorite)
S&P+: Nebraska No. 78, Minnesota No. 81
TeamRankings: Minnesota No. 51, Nebraska No. 64
S&P+ prediction: Minnesota 25.8, Nebraska 23.8 (Minnesota by 2) with a 55% chance of Gopher victory
TeamRankings prediction: Minnesota 25.6, Nebraska 23.0 (Minnesota by 3.6) with a 68.7% chance of Gopher victory
NumberFire prediction: Minnesota 27.9, Nebraska 23.6 (Minnesota by 4.3)
Nebraska 2017 schedule
TeamRankings
Vegas line: Minnesota 2.5-point favorites (opened as 1.5-point favorite)
S&P+: Nebraska No. 78, Minnesota No. 81
TeamRankings: Minnesota No. 51, Nebraska No. 64
S&P+ prediction: Minnesota 25.8, Nebraska 23.8 (Minnesota by 2) with a 55% chance of Gopher victory
TeamRankings prediction: Minnesota 25.6, Nebraska 23.0 (Minnesota by 3.6) with a 68.7% chance of Gopher victory
NumberFire prediction: Minnesota 27.9, Nebraska 23.6 (Minnesota by 4.3)
Nebraska 2017 schedule
- W 43-46 vs. Arkansas State
- L 42-35 at Oregon
- L 21-17 vs. Northern Illinois
- W 27-17 vs. Rutgers
- W 28-6 at Illinois
- L 38-17 vs. #9 Wisconsin
- L 56-14 vs. #9 Ohio State
- W 25-24 at Purdue
- L 31-24 vs. Northwestern
- at Northwestern (No. 64 S&P+, No. 32 TeamRankings)
- Wisconsin (6, 11)
