The Indiana Hoosiers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers meet in college basketball action from the Williams Arena on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Indiana is listed as a 10.5-point road favorite with a -550 ML price. The total for this game is set at 136.5 points.
Injuries
Xavier Johnson is the only name on Indiana’s injury report while Dawson Garcia is questionable for this game for Minnesota with an ankle injury and Braeden Carrington is out until mid February with a leg injury.
Matchup History
Indiana’s 84-79 win over Minnesota gave the Hoosiers their 5th straight head-to-head win over the Golden Gophers.
Trends
Indiana is 7-2-1 ATS in their lats 10 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400 and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games while the over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games overall. Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. I just don’t trust Minnesota at home, but I’m not looking to lay points on the road with Indiana either. Head-to-head, this has been a high-scoring matchup in recent years and I just feel most comfortable backing that trend to continue rather than plugging my nose and taking a side here. Give me the over.