TOM STRYKER’S FREE FOOTBALL SELECTION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
#145 NEBRASKA (-10) over Purdue at 12 PM EST on Saturday
Off last week’s 31-24 overtime loss in primetime on Friday evening to Illinois, Nebraska will use the extra day of preparation and travel to West Lafayette and steamroll Purdue. The Boilermakers limp into this Big 10 battle off a pair o blowout losses to the Fighting Irish and Beavers by the combined score of 104-28 and they’ll be in trouble here once again matched up against these angry Cornhuskers.
Off that loss to the Fighting Illini, the Big Red are locked into one of their best wagering roles. As a guest arriving without momentum off a straight up loss, Nebish holds a profitable 31-17-3 ATS record in its last 51 lined games including a stunning 20-5-2 ATS provided they slipped to the Las Vegas pointspread by 10 points or more. With those two parameters in play and head coach Matt Rhule and his troops facing a foe that played on the road last, this team trend explodes to a magnificent 17-1-1 ATS including a golden 13-0-1 ATS provided they played in Lincoln in their last battle.
This is a tough setting for PU as well. For starters, in Big 10 openers, the Boilers hold a soft 17-26-1 ATS record including a feeble 3-10 ATS in their last 13 provided their opponent enters off a blemish. Also, in its own backyard arriving off a pointspread loss, Purdue sports a miserable 18-38 SU and 18-35-1 ATS tally provided its opponent owns a team won/loss percentage of .501 or better. In this setting facing a foe that arrives off a conference game, the Boilermakers slip to a nasty 13-28 SU and 12-27-1 ATS. Finally, since 2019, Big 10 home dogs in conference play own a disgusting 19-80 SU and 37-61-1 ATS record provided they are lined up against a foe that holds a team won/loss percentage of .501 or better.
Last year, the Cornhuskers crushed the Boilers 31-14 in Lincoln. Expect more of the same in this rematch. Take Nebraska. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
TOM’S 40-16 ATS NCAA FRIDAY NIGHT SMASH
Stryker inked a 2-1-mark last night cashing with Army and the Yankees and suffered a tough blemish on the Cowboys and he’s back with one more power wager that will bring home the cash. A strong 40-16 ATS college system combines forces with a lucrative 24-7 ATS trend to help bring this Best Bet home. Grab Tom’s NCAA Friday Night Smash for $30.