The Minnesota Golden Gophers look for a win after winning 7 of their last 9 games. The Michigan State Spartans look for a win after winning 6 of their last 8 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Michigan State Spartans prediction.
Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are coming off losses to Indiana and Iowa. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are averaging 77.8 points on 48.2 percent shooting and allowing 67.9 points on 42.3 percent shooting. Dawson Garcia is averaging 17.4 points and 7.4 rebounds, while Joshua Ola-Joseph is averaging 11 points and 2.7 rebounds. Cam Christie is the third double-digit scorer and Mike Mitchell Jr. is grabbing 2.5 rebounds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are shooting 33.7 percent from beyond the arc and 67.6 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are allowing 33 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.5 rebounds per game.
Michigan State Spartans Betting Preview
The Michigan State Spartans rebounded from losses to Northwestern and Illinois with a win over Rutgers. The Michigan State Spartans are averaging 77.1 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 65.5 points on 39 percent shooting. Tyson Walker is averaging 19.9 points and 2.9 assists, while AJ Hoggard is averaging 11.4 points and 3.4 rebounds. Malik Hall is the third double-digit scorer and Jaden Akins is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The Michigan State Spartans are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The Michigan State Spartans are allowing 30.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.2 rebounds per game.
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Michigan State Spartans prediction
The Michigan State Spartans are the more talented team and being at home helps, but this line is crazy disrespectful towards Minnesota. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are a solid 12-5 SU in the Big Ten standings and while they’ve done most of that work at home, they get after it defensively and have some physicality in the paint. Also, Minnesota is 14-3 ATS on the year, making it the second most profitable team in the country, only behind the CSU Northridge Matadors. I’m not leaving this many free points on the table with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.