Nebraska vs Texas - 2009 Big 12 Championship College Football Odds

The Texas Longhorns are just one step away from playing for the national championship but first they must get past the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday in the Big 12 Championship game at 8:00pm EST. Texas is ranked third in the country and with a victory over Nebraska in a game that can be seen on ABC, they would meet the winner of Alabama and Florida in the national championship game in January. Texas is a 14-point favorite in college football odds against Nebraska with a total of 46.5 at online sportsbooks.

The only concern for Texas would seem to be overlooking the Cornhuskers as two touchdown favorites since the talent edge on both sides of the ball goes to the Longhorns. "I don't think they'll be thinking about anything other than winning the Big 12 Championship," Texas head coach Mack Brown said, "That's all they're thinking about. I promise you they're not thinking about anything beyond Saturday night." Texas is led on offense by Heisman Trophy candidate Colt McCoy who has thrown for 3,328 yards this season. "We felt like if we could get to this point we would have the chance to accomplish a lot of things," McCoy said.

"We have handled our business each week so far this year. It's going to be tough, but we are in the position that we want to be in. We have one more week." Texas will face a stiff Nebraska defense that is allowing just 11.1 points per game. Nebraska’s offense probably doesn’t have enough to test the Texas defense as the Longhorns are allowing only 263.2 yards per game. Junior Roy Helu is the best option for Nebraska as he has rushed for 1,111 yards and 10 touchdowns this college football betting season. Texas has the all-time edge against Nebraska in college football odds winning 8 of the 12 games. Heading into the 2009 Big 12 Championship, the last meeting between the two teams was in 2007 as Texas won 28-25.

Nebraska has lost 12 straight games against teams ranked in the Top 10. Bet Nebraska +14 as underdogs in the Big 12 Championship when they battle at Cowboys Stadium against Texas. The Cornhuskers are 4-1 in their last 5 games as an underdog. The underdog is 5-2-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings between Nebraska and Texas. The Longhorns are 4-1-1 in their last 6 conference games. The Longhorns are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings against Nebraska. The Over is 4-1 in college football betting in the Longhorns last 5 games overall. The Under is 10-3 in the Cornhuskers last 13 games overall. The Under is 5-1 in college football odds for the last 6 meetings between the two teams.