Nebraska at No. 19 Iowa: Week 13 preview

Nebraska (5-4) visits No. 19 Iowa (7-2) on Fri, Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET.
SP+ power ratings: Nebraska 14.4 (23rd), Iowa 16.4 (16th). SP+ projects Iowa by 4.5, including 2.5 points of home field.
The Nebraska offense ranks 46th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.16); the Iowa defense ranks 24th (+0.01 allowed). The Iowa defense holds the edge in passing explosiveness, sack rate, standard-downs success rate.
The Iowa offense ranks 87th in FBS in EPA per play (+0.07); the Nebraska defense ranks 10th (−0.03 allowed). The Nebraska defense holds the edge in passing-downs success rate, EPA per play, EPA per rush.
Schedule: comparable so far (Nebraska 51st toughest, opp. SP+ +4.1; Iowa 48th toughest, opp. SP+ +4.6), so their numbers compare on even footing.
Pace: projected for about 129 total snaps in regulation (-2.4 vs. the FBS average of 132), a bit slower than average. Single games vary a lot: most land within 12 snaps of the projection.