College Basketball Free Pick/Preview: Northwestern vs Minnesota
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Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Lines from Diamond
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NCAA Basketball Betting Favorite: Minnesota -5.5
Over/Under: 141.5
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The Northwestern Wildcats have never made The Big Dance, but they are trying to change that this year. If they are going to get into field this year, they’ll need some quality road wins, and one at Minnesota would be a big help. The Minnesota Golden Gophers have been playing good basketball of late, but they got some very bad injury news this week.
Al Nolen, the starting point guard for the team, will be out indefinitely with a broken foot. How will Minnesota respond? Can the Wildcats pick up a much needed road win? 
The Northwestern Wildcats were absolutely embarrassed in their last game. Northwestern was blitzed 78-46 on their home floor by the Wisconsin Badgers.
They have already lost at Purdue, Michigan State, and Illinois this year. This is a team that really needs a boost right now. John Shurna is the leader of this team, and he is averaging 19 points per game. Northwestern has been efficient on offense this year, but their defense has been terrible.
They are allowing opponents to shoot 46% from the floor, which is one of the worst marks in the country.
Minnesota narrowly missed upsetting Ohio State, and they did beat Purdue a few games ago.
Tubby Smith’s team plays hard for 40 minutes, and they are one of the best rebounding teams in the nation. Trevor Mbakwe is the biggest reason they are so great on the glass. Mbakwe averages 13 points and 10 rebounds per game, and he is a great high energy type of player.
Blake Hoffarber is one of the best shooters in the land, and if he gets going Minnesota is a very tough team to beat.
Gambling Trends:
Over is 12-3 in NWEST last 15 Wed. games.
Over is 19-7 in NWEST last 26 road games.
Over is 21-8 in NWEST last 29 vs. Big Ten.
MIN are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games.
MIN are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
Under is 7-3 in MIN last 10 Wed. games.
Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Minnesota.
The Pick:
It’s tempting to pick Northwestern here since Minnesota will be missing Al Nolen, but I think Minnesota will dominate the glass and cover the spread here.
Prediction: Minnesota 77 Northwestern 67
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