[Husker] USC-Nebraska odds

[Steve Stone]

Travis Stephens wrote:

>Let consider the odds-makers perspective.  In their last five games 
>after getting thrashed by Kansas, NU has
>   1). Barely beaten a feeble KSU squad
>   2). Beaten a CU squad which has -by the looks of it now- imploded.
>   3). Beaten Michigan- maybe the most overrated team in the Top 20 
>of both polls.
>   4). Beaten LA Tech- a team which isn't exactly a 1-A powerhouse
>   5). Beaten Nicholls State- enough said.
>   Now NU is going on the road to face a team that's won 46 of their 
>last 48 games.  USC is clearly the best team NU has faced since 
>Miami after the '01 season.  The oddsmakers will set the line so 
>that it appeals evenly to wagers on both sides- with a little twist. 
>From a national perspective USC may be a 3 TD favorite with the line 
>lowered to entice more bettors.
>      I would look at Nu's record recently as road underdogs against 
>ranked teams before I'd bet.

All the above is true. From a similar set of facts (in NU's favor) I 
enjoyed high hopes when attending the 1996 ASU game in Tempe. (Tens 
years, and I still get the shudders!)

While there's not much reason to be sanguine about NU's chances this 
weekend, neither should the Huskers forfeit before the game is played.

Steve Stone