Cotton Bowl – Nebraska (9-4) vs. Auburn (10-2)
Monday, 11:30 am Eastern
FOX
Opening Line: Auburn - 3

It has been quite a long time since Nebraska has been playing on New Year’s Day and they hope to make the most of their appearance as they face the Auburn Tigers. This season saw Nebraska win the Big 12 North and advance to the Big 12 championship game for the first time since 1999. Head coach Bill Callahan has the Cornhuskers playing in a bowl game on New Year's Day for the first time since a 24-17 victory over Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl. Even with all the drama surrounding Nebraska’s bowl appearance, SBG Global reports the gambling public is still riding Auburn dropping the line from 3 to 1.5.

This will be the third straight New Year's Day bowl game for Auburn. Auburn was ranked as high as #2 earlier this year but they lost at home to Arkansas and Georgia which took them out of any talk for a title. ''This is a great reward for the players,'' Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said. ''This is not what I consider a second-tier bowl. It is one of the top in the country, and always has been.''

Auburn has one of the nation's top defenses and Nebraska has one of the best offenses so it should be an interesting game. The Tigers rank seventh in the nation in scoring defense and 25th in total defense. Nebraska finished 13th in the nation with 31.9 points per game, averaging 253.2 passing yards and 175.6 on the ground.

Nebraska has won all three meetings against Auburn, including a 13-7 victory in the 1964 Orange Bowl in the only previous bowl matchup between the teams.

Auburn is a 1.5 point favorite with a total of 46 at SBG Global.

The Cornhuskers are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games.

Auburn is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games. The Tigers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.

The Over is 4-1 in the Cornhuskers last 5 games overall but the Under is 13-5 in the Cornhuskers last 18 non-conference games. The Under is 5-0 in the Tigers last 5 Bowl games but the Over is 4-1 in the Tigers last 5 games overall.

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