Media nearly unanimous in picking Purdue to beat Nebraska
The Nebraska Cornhuskers will try to extend their winning streak to three games in a row when they travel to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on the Purdue Boilermakers in a Big Ten clash. Nebraska enters with a record of 3-3 (2-1), with their last two wins coming over conference opponents Indiana and Rutgers. Purdue is 4-2 (2-1) on the season and will take the field riding a three-game winning streak. Their two losses on the season are by a combined seven points.
Both teams currently sit at the top of the Big Ten West in the standings sharing first place with Illinois. All three teams are 2-1 as of this morning.
The media is more than convinced of the superiority of Purdue this year as Nebraska media, Purdue media, and national media have all overwhelmingly selected the Boilermakers to win tonight’s ball game. Scroll below to see just a sampling of the predictions made for tonight‘s 6:30 pm kick-off.
Michael Bruntz (Husker247) Purdue 29-23
Sean Callahan (On3) Purdue 34-24
Mike Carmin (Lafayette Journal) Purdue 33-23
Steve Sipple (On3) Purdue 35-20
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Robin Washut (On3) Purdue 27 Nebraska 21
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Andy Kendeigh (KETV) Purdue 31 Nebraska 27
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Jim Rose (KFAB Radio) Purdue 35 Nebraska 28
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Mike'l Severe (On3) Purdue 38 Nebraska 20
Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
Pete Fiutak (College Football News) Purdue 30-17
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
Luke Mullin (Lincoln Journal Star) Purdue 35-24
Nate Head (Lincoln Journal Star) Purdue 35-24
Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Amie Just (Lincoln Star Journal) Purdue 40-27
Sandra Dukes-USA TODAY Sports
Colton Stone (Lincoln Journal Star) Nebraska 27-23
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Ralph Russo (Associate Press) Purdue 31-20
Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports
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