TV Guide: How to watch, listen to Nebraska vs. Houston Christian + our CFB Week 3 staff picks
Nebraska football gets Game No. 3 underway in roughly 24 hours against Houston Christian.
The Huskers’ third-and-final nonconference matchup of the regular season will pit them against an opponent from the FCS – Houston Christian, which has begun the year 1-1 following a season-opening win over NAIA opponent Arkansas Baptist and a 20-10 loss to fellow FCS program Eastern Kentucky in Week 2.
Nebraska has an open runway to a 3-0 record ahead of Week 4 vs. Michigan.
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. Central Time on Tom Osborne Field.
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For all those who will not be attending the game, the following is the information on how to watch the game on television, where you can stream it elsewhere and how to listen on the radio.
In addition to the TV Guide, the Inside Nebraska crew is continuing its weekly staff picks for the college football season. Our crew of publisher Zack Carpenter, staff writer Steve Marik and recruiting analyst Tim Verghese dishes out our CFB Week 3 picks against the spread for 10 games every week – picking our ATS winners in each Nebraska game every week, a handful of matchups around the Big Ten and a selection of spotlight national games from around all other conferences in the country.
Scroll below for the TV Guide and our staff’s Week 3 ATS picks! And TAP HERE for the full list of TV information for every single game in college football this week – courtesy of loyal, longtime Insider’s Board member Alum-Ni.
Guess the Score Contest: Nebraska vs. Houston Christian
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NEBRASKA vs. Houston Christian
How to watch, stream + listen:
Matchup: Nebraska vs. Houston Christian
Day: Saturday (Sept. 13)
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Location: Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)
TV: FS1 (Eric Collins, Spencer Tillman)
Radio: Huskers Radio Network (Kyle Crooks, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)
Internet Audio: Huskers.com
App Audio: Official Huskers App
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Team info:
NEBRASKA
Record: 2-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten
Last Game: vs. Akron (W, 68-0)
Rankings: AP – RV/Coaches – RV
Head Coach: Matt Rhule
Career/NU Record: 61-56 (10th Year)/14-13 (3rd Year)
Record vs. Houston Christian: 0-0
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HOUSTON CHRISTIAN
Record: 1-1 overall, 0-0 Southland
Last Game: at Eastern Kentucky (L, 20-10)
Rankings: NR
Head Coach: Jason Bachtel
Career/HCU Record: 20-14 (4th Year)/6-8 (2nd Year)
Record vs. Nebraska: 0-0
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Series History:
All-Time Series: First meeting
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Betting Lines:
Spread: N/A*
Total O/U: N/A*
*There are no official spreads or over/under point totals for FBS vs. FCS matchups.
Inside Nebraska Staff Picks Against the Spread: CFB Week 3
| Matchup | Spread | Zack | Steve | Tim |
| 12 Clemson (1-1) @ Georgia Tech (2-0) | CLEM -3.5 | Clemson | Clemson | Clemson |
| Wisconsin (2-0) @ 19 Alabama (1-1) | ALA -20.5 | Alabama | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 6 Georgia (2-0) @ 15 Tennessee (2-0) | UGA -3.5 | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
| USC (2-0) @ Purdue (2-0) | USC -21 | USC | USC | USC |
| Pittsburgh (2-0) @ West Virginia (1-1) | PITT -7 | WVU – $ | Pitt | WVU |
| 18 South Florida (2-0) @ 5 Miami (2-0) | MIA -17.5 | Miami | South Florida | South Florida |
| Florida (1-1) @ 3 LSU (2-0) | LSU -8.5 | Florida | LSU | Florida |
| 16 Texas A&M (2-0) @ 8 Notre Dame (0-1) | ND -7 | Texas A&M | Notre Dame | Texas A&M – $ |
| Vanderbilt (2-0) @ 11 South Carolina (2-0) | SC -5.5 | South Carolina | South Carolina | Vanderbilt |
| Minnesota (2-0) @ California (2-0) | MINN -1.5 | Minnesota | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| – | Nebraska Final Score Prediction | Nebraska 52, HCU 6 | Nebraska 52, HCU 3 | Nebraska 56, HCU 3 |
$ = picking an upset straight up
SCORING SYSTEM:
1 point for each correct pick
1 bonus point for each correct straight-up upset pick
2 bonus points for correctly predicting exact score AND winner of Nebraska game
LAST WEEK:
Zack: 5-4-1 (5 points)
Steve: 8-1-1 (8 points)
Tim: 6-3-1 (6 points)
SEASON STANDINGS THROUGH WEEK 2:
1: Steve (13-6-1; 13 points)
T-2: Tim (10-9-1; 10 points)
T-2: Zack (10-9-1; 10 points)