Week 7 • October 11, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
4-1
Big Ten
Power Rank: 13.3
34 FINAL 31
4-1
Big Ten
Power Rank: 1.9
Maryland covered by 2.5 | Game went Over by 17.5

Nebraska defeated Maryland 34–31 in a nail-biter.

Nebraska @ Maryland Preview

General Information

Week: Week 7
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: SECU Stadium
Capacity: 51,802
Elevation: 148 ft
HFA Rating: 2.3
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Nebraska -5.5
Total (O/U) 47.5
Expected Score NEB 26.5 - 21.0 MD
Power Rank Implied Line Nebraska +11.4
Prediction Markets Nebraska 70% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Partly Cloudy

Partly Cloudy

26.0°F

Wind Chill: 20.2°F
Wind: 4.7 mph SSE
Gusts: 9.9 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 89%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Nebraska (Away)

This Week: 1055.2 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1394.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 14:30
Rest Days: 7

Maryland (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 2207.1 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Nebraska -5.5
Total Points 47.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Nebraska 13.3
Maryland 1.9
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1055 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: SECU Stadium
Capacity 51,802
Elevation 148 ft
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Temperature 26.0°F
Wind Speed 4.7 mph
Your Line Maryland -11.4
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Nebraska vs Maryland?

Nebraska: Key Factors

Maryland: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Nebraska travels 1,055 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Nebraska arrives with a 1-hour body clock shift.

Nebraska won by 3 in a nail-biter.

Maryland covered the spread, covering narrowly.

The total went Over by 17.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at SECU Stadium?

At 26.0°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Nebraska and Maryland compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Nebraska (13.3) over Maryland (1.9) by 11.4 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Maryland faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Maryland brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.3). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Nebraska won and Maryland covered the spread.