In the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will take on the Volunteers of Tennessee on Friday. This game will be played at Nissan Stadium, in Nashville Tennessee. The Nebraska Cornhuskers, out of the Big Ten come into the game with a 9-3 record. The Cornhuskers finished second in the West Division of the Big Ten, with a 6-3 record. On the other side, the Volunteers of Tennessee come into the game ranked 21st in the nation. Tennessee finished 8-4, despite losing their regular season finale at Vanderbilt. The Volunteers finished in a three way tie with Georgia and Kentucky for second in the East Division of the SEC. The Tennessee Volunteers are -6.5 in the college football odds.
Nebraska vs Tennessee Music City Bowl Betting Pick & Prediction
When: Friday, December 30 at 3:30 PM EST
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
TV: ESPN
Radio: Nebraska / Tennessee Live Stream: WatchESPN:
NFL Odds: Tennessee -6.5
Why Bet on Tennessee?
The Tennessee Volunteers started the season with five straight wins. They beat Virginia Tech, Florida and Georgia during that time. After that, the Volunteers dropped three in a row, before winning three straight. Tennessee’s quarterback Joshua Dobbs passed for more than 2,600 yards and 26 touchdowns. The Volunteers, during their three game winning streak, scored 167 total points. The Volunteers will need to be able to defend the Cornhuskers, as they allowed 45 or more points in three out of their four losses this season. Tennessee will see what Josh Malone can do. On the season, he caught 45 passes for more than 850 yards and 10 touchdowns. The connection with him and Dobbs was strong throughout the season.
Why Bet on Nebraska?
The Nebraska Cornhuskers had a season much like Tennessee. The Cornhuskers started hot with wins over Oregon, Wyoming and Indiana, among other. The Cornhuskers fell in three out of their final five games, to Wisconsin, Ohio State and Iowa. The loss to Wisconsin was right, by just 6 points, but the losses in Columbus and Iowa City were never close. Nebraska’s quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr threw for 14 touchdowns this season, with 5 of them going to Jordan Westerkamp. Terrell Newby was the top running back for Nebraska with 181 carries, 864 yards and 7 touchdowns. Nebraska will play without their trop safety Nathan Gerry, who was ruled ineligible.
Betting Pick & Score Prediction
The Nebraska Cornhuskers seem to be a little banged up coming into this game. If quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr does not return for this game, they are in big trouble. The defense is not good enough to completely shut down the Tennessee offense. Nebraska always travels well, but they are going to be in over their head against the crowd that Tennessee brings just down the road. Look for the Tennessee Volunteers to roll in this game. Nebraska scores early, but struggles to keep up. The final bet for this game is the Tennessee Volunteers -6.5 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
