Indiana vs Minnesota Prediction 12-9-24 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate an Indiana vs Minnesota Prediction for this college basketball game on Monday,  December 9th, at the Bloomington Assembly Hall. 

Indiana Has Confidence

Indiana has a ton of confidence right now and they have expectations of success again here. In the last game against the Miami Redhawks, Indiana scored 76 points but the defense gave up only 57 points and that led to the easy victory. Malik Reneau had a strong game, putting up 19 points, seven rebounds, and an assist. There were four different players that put up at least 13 points. The Hoosiers are averaging 80.2 points while their defense is giving up 69.3 points per game. The offense is ranked 91st in the league while the defense is ranked 139th. Malik Reneau is averaging 15.9 points while shooting 58.9 percent from the field. 

Why Indiana Will Beat Minnesota

• Indiana has won each of its last eight games against Minnesota.
• Minnesota has lost each of its last five night games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Minnesota has lost the first half in each of its last five night games against Conference opponents.

Minnesota is Awful

This Gophers team is not good, there is no other way to put it. In the last game against Michigan State, they scored 72 points but the defense gave up 90 points and that led to the victory. They allowed the Spartans to shoot 52.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the three-point line. Dawson Garcia had a strong game putting up 18 points, 11 rebounds, and two assists. There were three different players that put up at least 10 points. The Gophers on the season are averaging 65.2 points while their defense is giving up 62 points per game. Overall this season the defense has been fine, but the offense just hasn’t been good enough for this team. 

Indiana vs Minnesota Prediction

This game is going to be a blowout victory by Indiana. Indiana is averaging 80.2 points and they are going to have no issue running up the score here. The Gophers are averaging 65.2 points per game and their offense isn’t going to be good enough here. Their defense is going to really struggle here, and that will be the difference here as Indiana is going to cruise here. Back the Hoosiers against the spread.