Gophers open as 8 point favorites against Nebraska

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[MNVCGUY]

Do they always start putting out lines this far in advance? This feels super early considering we haven't even had spring ball yet.

 

[alaska]

This line moves to 3.5 for the Gophers easy

 

[short ornery norwegian]

a lot of Nebraska fans will throw money at that number and drive the line down.

I'm with Alaska - final line ends up at 3 or 3.5 pts.

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Cornhusker bulletin board material!

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Cornhusker bulletin board material!

Huskers get some weird lines at times.

The assumption is that it is there to get Nebraska fans to bet. No idea if that is true. I'm open to the possibility that it is true, but you can only bait fans so much that they bet, but also reasonable enough that gamblers who are looking for inaccurate betting lines way out of range to make money off of ... can't do that.

 

[RememberMurray]

This line moves to 3.5 for the Gophers easy

Against Nebraska, the Gophers have won the last 4 games in a row, with an average score of 27-15 (average margin of victory 12 points — almost 2 TDs).

Nebraska has a new staff and new personnel, which may be a disadvantage, especially early in their first season.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota–Nebraska_football_rivalry

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Weird pick, unless it is to entice bets. Nebraska has the 30th best class of recruits against our 47th. Par for the course--same as every year. A lot of solid transfers. It will be the more talented team "on paper." This line might reflect the fact that Rhule is going to change up the offensive system, which could make early game adaptations a problem for existing personnel. I side with those who think it will be a much tighter line when the season rolls around. Go Gophers.

 

[gophernut1]

Probably a place where you need to put the money down now to make the bet. Since they need cash now, they make the line a little more lopsided than they should to collect cash from Nebraska fans who will take that bet.

Let's face it if MN was +1, it would be ridiculous, but how many MN fans are going to put money down on that.

 

[HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving]

Don't care about betting but more than happy to talk football. I just wish uniform number went up to 180 so we could start the count down.

 

[#2Gopher]

Don't care about betting but more than happy to talk football. I just wish uniform number went up to 180 so we could start the count down.

Well, someone could feature coaches, trainers, student managers and the like and you probably would come up with 180 total names. These folks are important as well.

 

[EG#9]

Really important game for the Gophers. Good sign that the line is where it is.

 

[bleedsmaroonandgold]

Year 0!

 

[short ornery norwegian]

FWIW - Gaard, Scoggins and Burns have a new "Pair and a Spare Podcast."

they went through the 2023 schedule and decided collectively that the Gophers will wind up with a 7-5 or 8-4 record. the one game they were undecided on was Wisconsin.

if you're planning to listen, this part came at the end of the podcast.

(they started out with a thrilling 20 minutes on topics including: do you shovel or use a snowblower, and how early do you get to the airport before a flight. I'm not kidding -they were at least 20 minutes into the episode before they said anything about football, and then it was a discussion on Brian Ferentz and his new contract provisions.)

 

[PMWinSTP]

FWIW - Gaard, Scoggins and Burns have a new "Pair and a Spare Podcast."

they went through the 2023 schedule and decided collectively that the Gophers will wind up with a 7-5 or 8-4 record. the one game they were undecided on was Wisconsin.

if you're planning to listen, this part came at the end of the podcast.

(they started out with a thrilling 20 minutes on topics including: do you shovel or use a snowblower, and how early do you get to the airport before a flight. I'm not kidding -they were at least 20 minutes into the episode before they said anything about football, and then it was a discussion on Brian Ferentz and his new contract provisions.)

They need to change their best with those predictions!

 

[USAF]

Probably a place where you need to put the money down now to make the bet. Since they need cash now, they make the line a little more lopsided than they should to collect cash from Nebraska fans who will take that bet.

Let's face it if MN was +1, it would be ridiculous, but how many MN fans are going to put money down on that.

No book, anywhere, is putting out a line they know to be lopsided to "collect cash."
That's the opposite of collecting cash. That's bleeding cash, and no book, anywhere is in the habit of bleeding cash.

 

[Governor Sibley]

FWIW - Gaard, Scoggins and Burns have a new "Pair and a Spare Podcast."

they went through the 2023 schedule and decided collectively that the Gophers will wind up with a 7-5 or 8-4 record. the one game they were undecided on was Wisconsin.

if you're planning to listen, this part came at the end of the podcast.

(they started out with a thrilling 20 minutes on topics including: do you shovel or use a snowblower, and how early do you get to the airport before a flight. I'm not kidding -they were at least 20 minutes into the episode before they said anything about football, and then it was a discussion on Brian Ferentz and his new contract provisions.)

I invariably fast-forward past the first 15 minutes.

 

[Ogee Ogilthorpe]

I'm not betting a penny on this game until I know whether or not Ethan Kaliakmanis is going to be the starting QB or not

 

[mnsportsgeek]

I'd wait. Would guess that moves closer to a field goal by game time after Nebraska gets some undeserved preseason recognition.

 

[LakevilleBro]

Really important game for the Gophers. Good sign that the line is where it is.

The boys in the desert, are very good at setting betting lines.

 

[Section 100]

The 2023 National Champs are 8-point road dogs? Rude.

 

[gopherjay]

I would tone down the bragging just a bit. This will be a tough game and Nebraska will be better and will come in hot.

 

[btowngopher]

Weird pick, unless it is to entice bets. Nebraska has the 30th best class of recruits against our 47th. Par for the course--same as every year. A lot of solid transfers. It will be the more talented team "on paper." This line might reflect the fact that Rhule is going to change up the offensive system, which could make early game adaptations a problem for existing personnel. I side with those who think it will be a much tighter line when the season rolls around. Go Gophers.

Nebraska hasn’t been the better team on paper based on NFL picks, All American selections, and all conference selections over the past few years.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

I'm always nervous early in the season. Gophers often come out pretty rusty.

I still remember watching South Dakota State DL push our OL around for nearly a half ...

 

[USAF]

The 2023 National Champs are 8-point road dogs? Rude.

8 pt road favorites.

 

[pharmacygopher]

I'm not betting a penny on this game until I know whether or not Ethan Kaliakmanis is going to be the starting QB or not

0% chance

 

[Urbandale]

0% chance

Agreed. No chance we see Ethan out there.

 

[RememberMurray]

I would tone down the bragging just a bit. This will be a tough game and Nebraska will be better and will come in hot.

Hmmm... let's look at the known facts:

— Nebraska will be playing their very first game with an entirely new staff and many new players at key positions, on the road, vs a team that went 9-4 last season.

— Nebraska has lost four straight games to Minnesota by an average margin of 12 points per game.

— Mat Rhule's record in his first season at each of his three career head coaching jobs:
Temple (2013): 2-10
Baylor: (2017)1-11
Carolina Panthers (2020): 5-11

With all of that to take into consideration, I can't help but wonder what makes you say the Huskers "will be better and come out hot"? It's an interesting take, to say the least.

 

[gopherjay]

Hmmm... let's look at the known facts:

— Nebraska will be playing their very first game with an entirely new staff and many new players at key positions, on the road, vs a team that went 9-4 last season.

— Nebraska has lost four straight games to Minnesota by an average margin of 12 points per game.

— Mat Rhule's record in his first season at each of his three career head coaching jobs:
Temple (2013): 2-10
Baylor: (2017)1-11
Carolina Panthers (2020): 5-11

With all of that to take into consideration, I can't help but wonder what makes you say the Huskers "will be better and come out hot"? It's an interesting take, to say the least.

Just wait.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

I see a lot of people - not just Murray - saying "this team has a new staff and new players" - with the inference being that this means they will get off to a slow start.

and maybe they will.

Or maybe the new coach and staff will be an improvement over the old coach and staff. maybe the new players will be an improvement on the old players.

that is also possible.

beating a team in the past does not mean you are always going to beat them in the future. things can change.