Minnesota vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12/14/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions and Minnesota Golden Gophers meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Williams Arena. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions look for their fourth win. The Minnesota Golden Gophers look for their fifth win.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are averaging 61.2 points on 38.4 percent shooting and allowing 71.2 points on 44.3 percent shooting. Shaun Doss Jr. is averaging 17 points and 4.1 rebounds, while Chris Greene is averaging 11.5 points and 4 rebounds. Kylen Milton is dishing 4 assists and Ishmael Plet is grabbing 6.5 rebounds. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are shooting 30 percent from beyond the arc and 66.9 percent from the free throw line. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions are allowing 30.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are averaging 63.1 points on 41.9 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Dawson Garcia is averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Jamison Battle is averaging 11.8 points and 3.2 rebounds. Ta’lon Cooper is the third double-digit scorer and Pharrel Payne is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are shooting 32.7 percent from beyond the arc and 58.2 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are allowing 34.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.

The Golden Lions are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Golden Gophers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 3-10-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Golden Lions last 7 overall. The under is 8-3 in Golden Gophers last 11 overall.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have the obvious talent edge and should win this game, but this isn’t the most talented Minnesota team, and it’s actually getting outscored at home by an average of 3.7 points. I’m not looking to lay big chalk with the Gophers. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions have their issues, but we do know they’ll be motivated to knock off a team from a power conference, given they don’t get these chances often. Give me the points.