Fri, Nov 27, 2026, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Iowa · Conference game
5-2 · Power #13
24
projected
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5-1 · Power #27
23
projected
NEB 56%
44% IOWA
Spread
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Total
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model 46.5
Model line
NEB -2
NEB 56% to win
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Nebraska 56%
Projected NEB 24 – IOWA 23 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
NEB -2
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 46.5
How the model gets there (points from IOWA’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadIOWA rating edge−4.5+Home field+2.5=Model marginNEB by 2.0
TotalScoring ratings46.6=Model total46.6

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NEB+6.6 →+15.6▲ 9.0#13
IOWA+11.4 →+11.3▼ 0.1#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

NEB
Longer bar = better
IOWA
#44
Offense
Even
#43
#12
Defense
Even
#25
+0.9 #13
Turnovers
◀ NEB better
+0.3 #48
72 plays #12
Pace
◀ NEB faster
62 plays #116
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When NEB has the ball
Even matchup
NEB offIOWA defEdge
Points / game 35.6 #32 14.5 #9 IOWA
Yards / play 5.97 #60 4.58 #17 IOWA
PPA / play +0.24 #26 +0.05 #48 NEB
Success rate 44% #57 36% #24 IOWA
When IOWA has the ball
Advantage: NEB defense
IOWA offNEB defEdge
Points / game 31.0 #61 15.4 #15 NEB
Yards / play 6.54 #29 4.55 #13 Even
PPA / play +0.22 #39 −0.06 #12 NEB
Success rate 47% #41 34% #7 NEB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
NEB scoring against the IOWA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEB scored
8.4
#32
10.9
#36
19.3
#30
4.0
#115
12.3
#2
16.3
#28
IOWA allowed
2.8
#19
3.8
#16
6.7
#10
4.7
#67
3.2
#9
7.8
#20
IOWA scoring against the NEB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IOWA scored
11.2
#10
9.7
#56
20.8
#21
3.5
#124
6.7
#78
10.2
#107
NEB allowed
4.6
#67
2.4
#5
7.0
#12
2.7
#26
5.7
#60
8.4
#31

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
IOWA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Not yet
Forecast 15 days before kickoff
Rest
NEB7d
IOWA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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