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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska led overmatched University of Mary by 10 points less than five minutes into the game Tuesday on its way to a 70-38 win in a game that gave the Huskers bench the opportunity to play more than half the minutes.That was key for a team that has only five experienced players on the roster, all of whom start.It was good for them to get a feel for what the game is like, said Michael Jacobsen, who led the Huskers with 10 points. Weve been practicing for about two months now. Its hard when you go against each other so much. ... In the game its a totally different feel. I think its good for them to get their minutes and just figure out their roles.All five of Nebraskas non-starters played at least 20 minutes and combined for 30 points with each making at least a field goal. That was a marked improvement from Sundays home opener against Sacramento State in which the Nebraska bench made just two field goals and contributed only nine points.It was really, really important, said Isaiah Roby, who came off the bench to score seven points in 24 minutes. Obviously, we have to execute stuff against other people and also just getting tired. All of us were dripping sweat. ... He (Nebraska coach Tim Miles) kind of challenged us to step our game up tonight. We still have a lot to work on obviously ... but I think we stepped up a little bit more.Nebraska (2-0) was never challenged by the NCAA Division II school from North Dakota that is Miles alma mater. Nebraska went up by 12-2 on Jack McVeighs 3-pointer at the 15:18 mark and stretched the lead to 30-8 on another of McVeighs 3s with 5:52 left in the first half.Mary (0-3) cut the Nebraska lead to 15 on Damonta Henrys 3-pointer that opened the second half. But the Huskers quickly pushed the lead over 20, going up 41-19 on McVeighs 3-pointer with 17:37 left. Nebraskas largest lead was 32.The Marauders struggled against the Nebraska defense, hitting just 7 of 28 shots in the first half and finished 29 percent from the field. The bigger, stronger Huskers also dominated on the boards, outrebounding Mary 45-21Nebraska hit 50 percent of its shots, but committed 17 turnoversMary played in front of the largest crowd it will likely see this season (8,459). Attendance at Marauder games, home and on the road, averages about 1,000. That should work to Marys advantage, said coach Joe Kittell.Theres not going to be any atmosphere thats going to be more hostile than this, Kittell said. Our guys understand that, played in it, and it shouldnt bother us anymore. Really excited about this group, I know were zero and three right now but there are a lot of good kids out there. They want to win, they want to get better.BIG PICTURENebraska: Miles said the relatively low score and margin of victory can be attributed to Marys strategy of running down the shot clock on offense and impatience on the part of the Huskers once they finally got the ball.University of Mary: The Marauders took full advantage of a game against a Division I foe, chartering a flight to bring fans from Bismarck to Lincoln. Those who paid $289 for the trip got lunch with Nebraska football coach Mike Riley, a tour of the athletic facilities and a dinner with Nebraska baseball coach and North Dakota native Darin Erstad.UP NEXTNebraska will host Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday, a starting time set to avoid conflict with the Nebraska-Maryland football game at 11 a.m.Mary will return to Bismarck where it will host Yellowstone Christian Monday.Phil McConkey Giants Jersey . 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Theyre 2/1 with Football League sponsor Sky Bet to beat Derby away from home with the Rams 7/5 and the draw at 21/10.Hull finished five points clear of Derby in the proper season, and are 8/11 favourites to reach a Wembley final against either Sheffield Wednesday or Brighton & Hove Albion. Sky Bet are going top price on all teams to achieve promotion through the Sky Bet Play-Offs and rate Hull as 12/5 to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking. Ollies Sky Bet tips Find out what Ollie is tipping up for the first leg here. Leg 1: Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton - Friday, May 13 (7.45pm)Leg 2: Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday - Monday, May 16 (7.45pm) Wednesday and Brighton have drawn their last three meetings 0-0 Brighton missed out on automatic promotion in dramatic fashion on the final day of the Championship season and will want to bounce back against Sheffield Wednesday. The first leg of this play-off semi-final takes place at Hillsborough and Sky Bet make Wednesday 13/10 favourites to win the game, with Brighton 23/10 and the draw 21/10.Sky Bet have boosted Fernando Forestieri to score and Sheffield Wednesday to win from 5/2 to 9/2 and for James Wilson to score in a Brighton win from 9/2 to 13/2. Brighton are odds-on favourites (4/6) to reach the Wembley final against either Hull City or Derby County, while Wednesday are 11/10.SKY BET LEAGUE 1Promotion odds: Walsall 13/5, Millwall 11/4, Bradford 11/4, Barnsley 16/5Leg 1: Barnsley v Walsall - Saturday, May 14 (5.30pm)Leg 2: Walsall v Barnsley - Thursday, May 19 (7.45pm) Barnsley spoiled Brightons title party on Saturday Walsall will want to take their great end of season form into the Sky Bet play-offs as they look to return to the second tier for the first time since 2004. They ended their League 1 campaign with three straight wins including a 5-0 thrashing of Port Vale and Sky Bet make them 2/1 to beat Barnsley away in their semi-final first leg, while theyre odds on ((8/11) to qualify for the Wembley final.dddddddddddd The Tykes also ended the league season with a resounding 4-1 victory over Sky Bet League 1 champions Wigan and are 7/5 to win the game, and evens to reach Wembley.Leg 1: Bradford v Millwall - Sunday, May 15 (12.15pm)Leg 2: Millwall v Bradford - Friday, May 20 (7.45pm) Neil Harris men failed to score in either of their meetings with Bradford With 46 games played, Bradford and Millwall could be separated by only one point in the Sky Bet League 1 campaign and Sky Bets Play-Off odds reflect this. Millwall are 11/5 to get an away win in the first leg at Valley Parade, with Bradford 7/5 favourites to take an advantage into the second leg. The draw is 2/1.Sky Sports pundit Ian Holloway predicts a 1-1 draw with Millwalls Lee Gregory scoring first, which can be backed at 25/1. Millwall will have home advantage in the second leg and are 8/11 favourite to qualify for the Wembley final, with Bradford evens.SKY BET LEAGUE 2Promotion odds: Portsmouth 2/1, Plymouth 11/4, Accrington 11/4, AFC Wimbledon 7/2Leg 1: Portsmouth 2-2 Plymouth - Thursday, May 12Leg 2: Plymouth v Portsmouth - Sunday, May 15 (6pm) Jamille Matt bagged at brace at Fratton Park Sky Bet can hardly split the two sides after Portsmouths Thursday night 2-2 draw against Plymouth at Fratton Park.Theres all to play for in the return leg at Home Park and Sky Bet will have a full range of Price Boosts available for the big game on Sunday evening. Pompey will be looking to return to the third tier for the first time since 2013 and are 10/11 to qualify for the Wembley final, while Plymouth are 4/5.Leg 1: AFC Wimbledon v Accrington - Saturday, May 14 (7.30pm)Leg 2: Accrington v AFC Wimbledon - Wednesday, May 18 (7.45pm) John Colemans men failed to secure automatic promotion on the final day AFC Wimbledon lock horns with Accrington after securing their highest ever finish in the Football League and booking their play-off place on the penultimate weekend of the season. Accrington will have to recover quickly from a painful 0-0 draw with Stevenage, which meant that Bristol Rovers were able to leapfrog them into the automatic promotion places on the final day.Wimbledon are 7/5 favourites to take an advantage into the second leg, while Accrington are 2/1 to get a win with the draw 9/4. Stanley are odds on favourites (4/6) to qualify for Wembley, with AFC Wimbledon 11/10.* Sky Bet odds subject to fluctuation Sky Bet odds Who are you backing? Find Sky Bets Football League odds here.Also See:Championship play-off guideLeague One play-off guideLeague Two play-off guideHow to win the play-offs ' ' '