The Nebraska Cornhuskers coming into Saturday looking to break some big losing streaks.

Aside from the Huskers’ nationally known bowl drought dating back to 2016, NU also hopes to break the 10-game losing streak against Wisconsin, which has used Nebraska as a punching bag. Since joining the Big Ten, the Badgers have won eleven of the twelve games the two programs have faced.

Before Saturday afternoon’s game at Memorial Stadium for Senior Day, the Husker Max And Nebraska Cornhuskers at SI crew make their predictions. The average score is 20-17 Nebraska.

The closest prediction from last week belonged to Jeremy Pernell who matched the exact score with a 28-20 USC victory.

*Indicates closest to the previous week’s prediction and how many “wins” there are throughout the season. Draws will result in wins for all sides.

The why

Austin Jacobsen: At this point in the season, the Huskers are best positioned to win when they are most motivated. Breaking a decade-long losing streak against the Badgers won’t be enough to get the team off the ground, making it a year-end game in Iowa on Black Friday.

Eric Hessen: The run game gets going with some extra effort from the wide receivers blocking down the field. Raiola feels a little more comfortable after another week of practice in Holgorsen’s system.

Josh Peterson: Why would I choose anything other than heartbreak?

ThotDoc: This game reminds me a bit of what happened after the Huskers played OSU hard on the road and lost at home to UCLA the following week. Wisconsin played hard at home against Oregon and now has to go on the road against Nebraska on Senior Day (without an offensive coordinator). This is as close to a must-win game as we’ve gotten during Rhule’s tenure. Huskers manage to qualify for bowl.

Enrique Alvarez-Clary: A rude person takes offense. Wisconsin throws two interceptions and the ghost player remains a mystery.

Cole Stukenholtz: Should Nebraska Win? Yes, I think they should. But I have to see it to believe it. There’s a 98% chance this will be a close game down the road, and NU has handled these situations so poorly for years. Ty Robinson doesn’t have enough help around him on defense, and Dylan Raiola’s struggles – injuries or not – reduce the margin for error to almost zero. The move to Holgorsen shows the necessary urgency, but the bigger hurdle is mental. Everything is tough for this team right now, and getting win number six seems to be the hardest of all.

Jay Stockwell: Matt Rhule calls this one of the most important games of his coaching career. This will be like two 5-5 dogs wrestling under a blanket, but Charlie McBride told Adam Carriker he predicts the Huskers will finish the regular season with two wins. Adam thinks we’ve seen the bottom of the program this year and that it will “rise” in the remaining two games. Those are two guys I respect enormously. So players, it’s time to make some plays!

Bob Frady: After seven years in the desert, our long national nightmare is coming to an end. Two teams looking for offensive answers? The raucous crowd at Memorial Stadium will inspire the Huskers to a knockdown, dragout, victory.

Middle-aged ball coach: If Nebraska’s defense is ready to play, Wisconsin will struggle to score, and the Huskers should get some points out of their defense. Each week with Holgorsen should yield a slightly more efficient offense, and I expect that to show up in the red zone.

David Max: We finally win a one-score game to qualify for bowl.

Tad Stryker: I hope Dana Holgorsen pumps some life into the moribund Nebraska offense, but don’t count on it. It would surprise me almost as much as seeing a Cornhusker return a kick from 20 yards.

Chris Fort: The script writes itself at this point. It’s up to the Huskers to deviate from that. Breaking a 10-game losing streak against the Badgers feels like too much to ask.

Jeremy Pernell: Nebraska has lost 10 in a row to Wisconsin and hasn’t beaten the Badgers since September 29, 2012. The Huskers should have won the last two meetings, but will finally get the monkey off their backs on Senior Day and become Bowl eligible.

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