Free NCAA Football Prediction: Northwestern vs. Minnesota Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Northwestern Wildcats 1-8 vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers 6-3
Date: Saturday, November 12th
Time: 3:30 PM ET
Venue: Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Wildcats 17.5 / Golden Gophers -17.5 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Wildcats 620 / Golden Gophers -1007
NCAA Betting Total Odds: Total O/U 40.5
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Northwestern Wildcats
The Wildcats have an overall record of 1-8 coming into this week’s game. They are currently 1-5 in Big Ten action.
The Wildcats come into the game off a 21-7 loss to Ohio State.
Offensively, the Wildcats are the 158th-ranked scoring offense, at 16.67 points per game. Heading into the game, they have an equal amount of rushing and receiving touchdowns at 10 apiece.
Heading into the game, the Wildcats will hope for some improved play from their defense, as they are currently 82nd at 27.89 points per game allowed.
Over their last 10 games, the Wildcats have struggled both straight up (1-9-0) as well as vs the spread, going 4-6-0. The team’s average scoring differential was -13.4, as they averaged 16.4 points per game. Defensively, they allowed an average of 29.8 points. Their last 10 over-under record is 5-5-0.
In their last 5 games away from home, the Wildcats have a straight-up record of 1-4-0 while going 3-2-0 vs the spread. The team averaged 17.8 points per game in this stretch.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
In Big Ten play, the Golden Gophers have a record of 3-3, while the team’s overall record is 6-3.
In their previous game, the Golden Gophers picked up a 20-13 home win over Nebraska. This was an impressive victory as they were also the 15.0-point underdogs.
On offense, the Golden Gophers are averaging 30.56 points per game, good for 65th in the NCAA. So far, a majority of their touchdowns have come on the ground, as they have rushed for 27, while throwing for 8.
The Golden Gophers will look to once again play well defensively, as they are currently 4th in points allowed at 14.22 points per game allowed.
Over the Golden Gophers’ last 10 games, they have a strong record of 7-3-0 while also going 6-4-0 against the spread. The team averaged 29.3 points in these games while allowing 13.4. Their over-under record was 4-6-0.
Across their last 5 home contests, Minnesota has been good against the spread posting a mark of 4-1-0. Their overall mark in these games was 4-1-0 while averaging 38.0 points per game.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northwestern’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern’s last 5 games on the road
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 7 games when playing at home against Northwestern
- Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
4* Northwestern vs. Minnesota NCAA Betting Final Analysis:
This season, Northwestern has struggled to move the ball through the air, averaging just 230.33 passing yards per game. This week, the Wildcats will be facing a Minnesota defense ranked 13th in pass yards allowed per game. So far, they are averaging 221.5 yards per game when facing top 25 pass defenses.
This season, the Golden Gophers have struggled to move the ball through the air, averaging just 195.67 passing yards per game. This week, the Golden Gophers will be facing a Northwestern defense ranked 44th in pass yards allowed per game. So far, they have averaged 180.0 yards per game when facing top 25 pass defenses.
4* Northwestern Wildcats vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers NCAA Betting Pick: Northwestern ATS
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