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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats
The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wildcats as -12.5-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 126.
In their last action, Northwestern was a 78-63 winner on the road against Cornhuskers. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Minnesota was a 61-57 loser in their most recent outing at home against Hoosiers. They covered the +11.5-point spread as underdogs.
Minnesota:
Team record: 7-12 SU,9-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-15 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Northwestern:
Team record: 14-5 SU,11-8 ATS
Northwestern is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Northwestern's last 19 games at home
Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at Rutgers Wednesday, February 1
Northwestern at Iowa Tuesday, January 31