Our side
MoneylineNEB to win
ours 70%
Projected score
22–32
MD – NEB
2026-10-03 · kickoff TBD
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE) · Lincoln, NE
B1G game
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Nebraska lead
3–1
· 4 meetings since 2016
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
even
11 ranks apart
Maryland Terrapins #242 rush offense
Nebraska Cornhuskers #231 run defense
Pass game
even
31 ranks apart
Maryland Terrapins #117 pass offense
Nebraska Cornhuskers #86 pass defense
Run game
even
27 ranks apart
Nebraska Cornhuskers #93 rush offense
Maryland Terrapins #120 run defense
Pass game
edge Maryland Terrapins
89 ranks
Nebraska Cornhuskers #146 pass offense
Maryland Terrapins #57 pass defense
Maryland Terrapins
Pass-heavy · 38% run
Ball-control
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Balanced · 52% run
Ball-control
Mike Locksley · 36-44 · defense-minded
Matt Rhule · 58-46
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Maryland Terrapins
WR
Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding
14 rec · 187 yds · 2 TD
#57 WR
DL
Sidney Stewart
6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL
#147 DL
WR
Chris Durr Jr.
16 rec · 147 yds · 1 TD
#93 WR
DL
Derrick LeBlanc
4 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL
#202 DL
Nebraska Cornhuskers
RB
Jamal Rule
210 rush yds · 3 TD · 2 rec
#13 RB
WR
Jacory Barney Jr.
13 rec · 175 yds · 2 TD
#35 WR
WR
Kwazi Gilmer
11 rec · 97 yds · 3 TD
#60 WR
RB
Mekhi Nelson
112 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec
#49 RB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Maryland offense vs Nebraska defense+1.2 pts
Nebraska offense vs Maryland defense+7.9 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,053 mi
Altitude · context only322 m higher than the visitor's home elevation
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.
Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest
were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them.
Adding them again would double-count.