Southern Miss vs. Nebraska Line: 70 Percent of Public Back Cornhuskers at 19.5

The Southern Miss vs. Nebraska line was coming in at Cornhuskers -19.5 with 70 percent of those betting the spread backing Nebraska.  WagerWeb.com was offering up to a $2000 FREE CASH signup bonus for qualified new customers here.  This is a LIMITED TIME ONLY OFFER.  Restrictions do apply.  Bets need to be placed prior to 2:30 pm EDT. 

The Golden Eagles are 5-1 Against The Spread in their last 6 road games.

The Golden Eagles are 8-2-2 ATS in their last 12 games overall.

The Cornhuskers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games.

The Cornhuskers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. CUSA.

Nebraska is 2-8 ATS in non-conference games over the past 3 seasons.   

No. 17 Nebraska tries to extend the nation's longest active winning streak in season openers to 27 on Saturday but they also hope to avoid a repeat of 2004 when Southern Mississippi pulled off the upset in Lincoln. 

The Golden Eagles have a new head coach in Ellis Johnson, who has previously faced Nebraska as South Carolina's defensive coordinator. 

Huskers QB Taylor Martinez worked hard on his mechanics this offseason and hopes it pays off right away, ESPN.com has noted. 

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com