Minnesota vs Maine Prediction Basketball Picks 12-29-23

The Maine Black Bears and Minnesota Golden Gophers face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown at Williams Arena. Let’s look at the betting matchup and give a free Maine vs Minnesota prediction.

Can Minnesota Make the Tournament?

Minnesota looks like a team that might be better than what people expected, but they can’t slip up in games like these. The Golden Gophers are on a four-game winning streak. In the last game against Ball State, Minnesota sure looked impressive with the offense scoring 80 points and they ended up winning by 17 points. Mike Mitchell Jr had a strong game putting up 20 points, five assist and four rebounds. Minnesota on the season is averaging 80.5 points while their defense is giving up 66.7 points per game. Top player Dawson Garcia is still dealing with an ankle injury and it’s unclear if he’s going to be able to go in this game. 

Maine Has Lost Two Straight Games

Maine has struggled heading into this game and they have lost two games in a row. In the last game against FAU, Maine scored 74 points but the defense gave 82 points. Peter Filipotivy had a strong game putting up 16 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Maine on the season is averaging 69.3 points while their defense 65.3 points per game. Kellen Tynes is averaging 13.5 points while shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 26.7 percent from behind the three point line. Maine is 8-6 in the American East standings.

Maine vs Minnesota Betting Prediction

Minnesota is going to have no issue running up the score here. Minnesota is averaging 80.5 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. Maine’s offense has been inconsistent and they are going to really struggle to score here. They aren’t going to be the offense to keep this game close and this game is going to get out of hand early. Back Minnesota against the spread.