Big Ten foes will collide when the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-8) take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-10) at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The game gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and can be seen on BTN.
The Cornhuskers enter this game hoping for similar success after blowing out Rutgers 90-56 on Saturday. Andrew White III was the game’s high scorer with 28 points on 11-for-14 shooting. The Golden Gophers, meanwhile, are coming off an awful 77-52 loss at the hands of Northwestern on Saturday. Bakary Konate played well for Minnesota, registering 12 points, three rebounds, and one block.
Nebraska, a seven-point favorite, will look to capitalize at home against Minnesota. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is set at 143 points. The Cornhuskers have gone 9-8 Straight Up (SU) and 7-5 Against The Spread (ATS).
Across the court, Minnesota has a SU record of 6-10 and an ATS record of 3-11. Minnesota has not performed well ATS during its last 10 games, earning a 2-7 record. Don’t expect Minnesota to give away the ball much on offense, where its 10.8 turnovers per game ranks 28th in the country.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these conference foes. Their previous game was a Golden Gophers victory, taking the head-to-head record to an even 5-5 SU over their most recent meetings. They are even ATS at 5-5 in their most recent meetings as well. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers, neither team was able to hold the advantage in all three of these categories over their past five meetings against one another.
Predictions: SU Winner – Neb, ATS Winner – Neb, O/U – Over
Notes
Nebraska is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Nebraska is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Nebraska.
While Nebraska is languishing at 1-3 SU against conference rivals, Minnesota remains winless at 0-4 SU.
Nebraska won its last game by a 34-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Minnesota is 2-1. Nebraska is 5-1 in blowouts this season.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers average a field goal percentage of 45.3% this season. The Minnesota Golden Gophers have an abysmal record of 2-8 when opponents have a FG% of 45.3% or greater.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers rank higher based on their field goal percentage (109th) than their effective field goal percentage (120th). The Minnesota Golden Gophers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (279th) than their field goal percentage (300th).
On average, Nebraska makes 7.3 steals per game. Minnesota has a winning 2-1 record when it gives up at least 7 steals.
