NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 3, 2026, 5:00 | Welsh-Ryan Arena

Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5) VS Northwestern Wildcats (8-5)

ODDS

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161
-185
165
-195

Spread

4 -112
-4 -108
4 -105
-4 -115

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138.5 o -110
138.5 u -110
138.5 o -105
138.5 u -115
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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Minnesota 8-5 5-8 72.69 64.77 7.92 5-3 0-2 3-10 1-7 0-2
Northwestern 8-5 5-8 80.54 69.38 11.15 4-3 0-2 8-5 3-4 2-0

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
MINN 18.64 11.64 1.6
NWEST 18.57 8.79 2.11

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
MINN 10.79 24.86 35.65
NWEST 9.71 24 33.71

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
MINN 46.36 42.0 4.36
NWEST 48.89 41.26 7.63

SMART CHART

MINN
NAME
NWEST
73.50
OFFENSE
80.36
65.71
DEFENSE
70.43
7.79
DIFFERENTIAL
9.93
10.79
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
9.71
24.86
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
24.00
46.36
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
48.89
69.03
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
73.94
7.64
THREE POINTERS
6.21
7.21
STEALS
5.79

TEAM RECORDS

Minnesota Golden Gophers

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 8-5 8-1 0-4 5-8 5-4 0-4 72.69 64.77 7.92
Last 10 6-4 6-1 0-3 3-7 3-4 0-3 70.30 64.90 5.40
vs Conf 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 65.00 74.50 -9.50

Northwestern Wildcats

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 8-5 7-3 1-2 5-8 4-6 1-2 80.54 69.38 11.15
Last 10 5-5 4-3 1-2 3-7 2-5 1-2 79.10 74.00 5.10
vs Conf 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 77.50 85.50 -8.00

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 72.69 282 69.38 95
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 65.00 293 67.70 180
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 29.00 326 33.90 239
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 80.54 115 64.77 22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 83.50 173 81.50 230
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 35.50 305 33.25 65

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Minnesota 4-6 4-6 6-3-1 65.20 31.20 42.42 34.30 70/213 5.70
Northwestern 6-4 6-4 6-3-1 68.90 34.20 43.89 34.70 78/199 5.70

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Mar 12, 2025 NWEST MINN 72 64 3.5 NWEST 128.5 O NWEST NWEST MINN 32 29 48.2 37.7 36 32 6/21 7/22 4 7
Feb 25, 2025 NWEST MINN 75 63 -2 NWEST 131 O NWEST MINN NWEST 36 31 49.1 42.1 33 36 9/19 5/19 6 3
Mar 9, 2024 MINN NWEST 66 90 -4.5 NWEST 138.5 O NWEST Push NWEST 41 53 49.1 58.6 27 27 7/16 10/18 1 6
Feb 3, 2024 NWEST MINN 66 75 1.5 MINN 138.5 O MINN NWEST NWEST 27 27 38.2 46.4 36 34 11/23 7/23 6 8
Jan 28, 2023 MINN NWEST 61 81 -12.5 NWEST 128 O NWEST MINN NWEST 28 45 45.5 51.7 31 29 5/18 9/20 2 7
Mar 6, 2022 MINN NWEST 62 75 -7 NWEST 137 P NWEST NWEST NWEST 26 46 36.5 41 31 48 7/21 9/23 5 3
Feb 19, 2022 NWEST MINN 60 77 4.5 MINN 135.5 O MINN MINN MINN 27 43 37.3 55.8 30 37 7/21 11/23 6 5
Mar 10, 2021 MINN NWEST 51 46 -1 MINN 139 U MINN MINN Push 27 20 36.7 31 41 39 5/20 5/18 7 9
Feb 25, 2021 NWEST MINN 67 59 -5 NWEST 141.5 U NWEST NWEST NWEST 25 31 42.2 37.1 37 33 7/18 4/27 8 12
Mar 11, 2020 NWEST MINN 57 74 -8.5 MINN 136 U NWEST MINN MINN 31 29 41.1 40 32 41 5/18 12/24 2 7

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Northwestern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northwestern's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Northwestern is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Northwestern is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Northwestern's last 8 games at home

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 11 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Northwestern

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota Golden Gophers

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 29, 2025 FDY 60-43 W -25.5 139.5 L/U 38.60 50.00 10 H
Dec 21, 2025 CAMP 78-50 W -14 145.5 W/U 57.69 88.89 10 H
Dec 14, 2025 TEXSO 89-53 W -21.5 144.5 W/U 49.12 72.00 15 H
Dec 10, 2025 PUR 57-85 L 20.5 142.5 L/U 35.71 73.33 6 A
Dec 3, 2025 INDY 73-64 W 8.5 144.5 W/U 48.94 70.37 8 H

Northwestern Wildcats

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Dec 30, 2025 HOW 80-60 W -20.5 148.5 L/U 46.43 64.71 6 H
Dec 20, 2025 BUT 58-61 L 4 153.5 W/U 35.94 88.89 4 A
Dec 16, 2025 VALPO 86-70 W -14.5 145.5 W/O 54.10 68.18 5 H
Dec 13, 2025 JACKS 93-53 W -30.5 146.5 W/U 50.00 76.92 7 H
Dec 6, 2025 OSU 82-86 L -1.5 155.5 L/O 47.54 88.89 8 H