The Cornhuskers have found some reasonably solid footing of late while the Golden Gophers have yet to get on track. The Huskers ended up getting their doors blown in at Wisconsin last outing, but the prior two games were good wins over Illinois and Rutgers. Neither of those teams is top tier by any stretch but they were still what I thought were solid performances in that Nebraska accomplished their game plan in terms of pace and style and got the wins. I expect more of the same tonight. Minnesota doesn't seem to flourish when things get physical and that's what they're very likely to receive in Lincoln tonight. Nebraska has complied an admirable record vs. the spread at home, while the Gophers have burned money on a regular basis when putting on the road uniforms. Nebraska allows just 61.2 PPG on the season, on 38.2% shooting (27th), including 29.1% on threes (24th). No reason to think Minnesota (and in particular, Hollins) will shoot well here, where the ‘Huskers are 22-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena since it opened and 10-3 ATS at home in Big Ten play since the start of last season. I like Nebraska to pull away in the 2nd half.