TV/radio:
2:30 p.m. Saturday; WLS-Ch. 7, WGN-AM 720, WNUR-FM 89.3.
Line:
Nebraska by 61/2.
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Records:
Nebraska 4-2, 1-1 Big Ten; Northwestern 6-1, 2-1.
Last meeting:
Northwestern won 28-25 on Nov. 4, 2011 in Lincoln.
ON THE OFFENSIVE:
Northwestern figures to run a ton of Kain Colter-Venric Mark read-option plays. Nebraska ranks 10th in the Big Ten and 76th nationally in rushing yards per play (4.4).
GETTING DEFENSIVE:
Nebraska has the Big Ten’s most lethal offense, at 7.0 yards per play. Option quarterback Taylor Martinez is completing 66.4 percent of his throws, up from 56.3 percent last season.
THE NUMBER:
80. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is 4-1 (80 percent) following a week off. The Cornhuskers were off Saturday.
THE TALK:
The story that NU players will take a 9:30 a.m. nap following an early Saturday wake-up went national. If the Wildcats are sluggish, the headlines could be cruel.
TEDDY GREENSTEIN’S PICK:
The over-under of 61 points portends an entertaining shootout. The Wildcats will make one fewer mistake.
Northwestern 33-31