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The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a Big 10 game that will take place at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 7 PM ET. The betting odds for this match opened with the Gophers as a -8.5 home fav but they have since dropped to 7.5 against the public’s action. The total was originally offered at 140 and has dropped at some betting boards to 139.5.
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Nebraska is coming off a 73-57 loss to Illinois in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 4-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 130, which was under the closing line of 137.5. The Cornhuskers have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in three in a row and in two of their last three games the total has gone under. Nebraska has lost their last two games and five of their last seven.
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Minnesota is coming off an 81-71 win over Penn State in their last game where they covered the 7.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 152, which was over the closing line of 143. The Golden Gophers have covered the spread in six of their last seven games, including their last three, and in nine of their last 10 games, including their last six, the total has gone over. Minnesota has won seven straight games after a five-game losing streak.
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Offensively, Nebraska is putting up 70.4 points per game on a 41.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cornhuskers are allowing 71.7 points per game on a 44.2% FG average.
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Minnesota is putting up 76.1 points per game on a 43.4% FG average. On defense the Golden Gophers are allowing 68.9 points per game on a 39.6% FG average, which ranks17th in the nation.
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Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which took place at Nebraska, the Cornhuskers beat the Golden Gophers 84-59.
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Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Trends<br />
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Nebraska is 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 road games.
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The Cornhuskers are 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against the Golden Gophers.
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The game total has gone Over in 5 of Minnesota’s last 5 games.
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Minnesota is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games overall.
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The Golden Gophers are 5-2 against the spread in their last 7 home games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Nebraska and Minnesota have the public leaning to the home Golden Gophers minus the 8 points with almost 75%. The over/under bettors are definitively betting that this game will go over the posted total line of 140 with almost 90% on board.
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