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Washington Huskies vs Nebraska Cornhuskers prediction

College football · Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · BTN

Result

Final: Washington Huskies 17, Nebraska Cornhuskers 10 (Washington Huskies won). Mel’s pick (Nebraska Cornhuskers win 74% of the time) was wrong.

Mel’s pick

Nebraska Cornhuskers win 74% of the time in Mel’s Playbook’s default simulation of this game, saved before it started.

Projected score

Washington Huskies 22, Nebraska Cornhuskers 29. 22% of the simulations finished as one-score games.

Mel vs the betting line

Mel’s margin (Nebraska Cornhuskers by about 8) is close to the line (Nebraska Cornhuskers −7.5), so there’s no real lean against the spread.

The total is 49.5; Mel’s projected 50.7 is right around it.

Recent form

Washington Huskies (4-3) scored 31 and allowed 27 points a game over their last 5.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-2) scored 28.8 and allowed 16 points a game over their last 5.

Based on this season’s stats, injuries, rest, travel and the betting market. Updated Oct 31, 6:28 PM ET.

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