Minnesota vs Northwestern Betting!
Minnesota has lost 2 straight games with both coming against top 10 teams and they look to get back in the W column facing a Northwestern team that has lost 2 of their last 3 games.
Venue/ Stadium: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Wednesday, January 23, 2013
NFL Odds From: BetOnline
Moneyline: OFF
Spread: Minnesota -8.5
Over/Under: OFF
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No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats Preview
The Wildcats lost their last game to Indiana, but they won their previous game facing a ranked team. NCAAB lines have Minnesota as big 8.5-point road favorites.
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In their last games Northwestern lost to Indiana 67-59 and Minnesota lost to Michigan 83-75.
On the season Minnesota is 11-5 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 7-4 and Northwestern is 9-7 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 7-5.
Minnesota has not beaten Northwestern at home since the 2008 season.
This season Northwestern is only 6-7 at home and Minnesota is 3-1 on the road.
Minnesota is led by G Andre Hollins, who is among the Big 10 leaders in steals and in conference play is hitting almost 60% of his 3-pointers. He went scoreless in last season’s meeting at Northwestern and he has to shoot the rock well tonight. On the other side of the coin the Wildcats have to defend him well and not give him open looks from deep.
Northwestern has really struggled at home in conference play and overall they are under .500 in their house. They have to rely on their D, as they are not a high scoring team. [ad-6571516]
Wildcats’ leading scorer G Reggie Hearn (14.5 ppg), who is coming off a 22-point effort against Indiana, and with 2nd leading scorer Drew Crawford out with an injury G Dave Sobolewski (11.3 ppg) has to step up on offense. Northwestern is led by their backcourt and if they struggle shooting the ball they will be in trouble.
One big concern for the Wildcats is Minnesota leading rebounder Trevor Mbakwe (9.7 ppg 8.2 rpg), as he has 5 straight games with at least 10 rebounds. FW Jared Swopshire (9.3 ppg 6 rpg) is the leading rebounder for the Wildcats and he has to play well since Northwestern is thin in the frontcourt.
In some betting trends for this Big 10 match up Minnesota is 14-3 ATS in their last 17 road games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record, and they have an Over record of 4-1 in their last 5 games.
Northwestern is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600 and they have an Over record of 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Jason’s Pick: The home team has covered the spread in 7 of the last 8 games between these 2 teams and that trend will continue. Northwestern may not win, but they will play a close game and they will, at least, cover the spread.
