Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-8) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (22-2)
February 15, 2024 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Purdue Boilermakers -16.5; Over/Under: +148
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Purdue Boilermakers are riding an 8-game winning streak. Let’s preview this game and give out a Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers prediction.
Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Preview
The Minnesota Golden Gophers recently beat Northwestern and Michigan State while losing to Iowa. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are averaging 76.1 points on 47.5 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 42.7 percent shooting. Dawson Garcia is averaging 17.3 points and 6.6 rebounds, while Cam Christie is averaging 11.3 points and 3.8 rebounds. Mike Mitchell Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Pharrel Payne is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68 percent from the free throw line. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
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Purdue Boilermakers Betting Preview
The Purdue Boilermakers recently beat Northwestern, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The Purdue Boilermakers are averaging 85.1 points on 49.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.5 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Zach Edey is averaging 23.3 points and 11.7 rebounds, while Lance Jones is averaging 12.8 points and 2.8 rebounds. Braden Smith is the third double-digit scorer and Fletcher Loyer is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Purdue Boilermakers are shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc and 71.5 percent from the free throw line. The Purdue Boilermakers are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.7 rebounds per game.
Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers prediction
The Purdue Boilermakers obviously have the ability to blow the doors off, especially at home, where they’re undefeated on the season. However, the oddsmakers continue to disrespect the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and yet they’re the best covering team in the league. Minnesota is 20-3 ATS on the season and has a covering percentage of 86.9 percent, both of which are the best in all of college basketball. Why would anybody want to bet against Minnesota with those numbers? I’m not stepping in front of that. Give me Minnesota and the boatload of points.
