Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northwestern Wildcats college football matchup on October 30, 2021.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) are 7.5-point favorites when they visit the Northwestern Wildcats (3-4, 0-0 Big Ten) in a Big Ten matchup on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Ryan Field. The point total is 43.5.
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Odds for Minnesota vs. Northwestern
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Over/Under Insights
- Minnesota's games this season have gone over 43.5 points four of seven times.
- Northwestern has combined with its opponents to score more than 43.5 points in three of seven games this season.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 46.3, is 2.8 points above Saturday's over/under.
- These two squads surrender a combined 44.7 points per game, 1.2 more than this contest's over/under.
- The Golden Gophers and their opponents have scored an average of 52.6 points per game in 2021, 9.1 more than Saturday's total.
- The 48 PPG average total in Wildcats games this season is 4.5 points more than this game's over/under.
Minnesota Stats and Trends
- In Minnesota's seven games this season, it has four wins against the spread.
- The Golden Gophers have been favored by 7.5 points or more two times this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
- Minnesota's games this year have hit the over on three of seven set point totals (42.9%).
- The Golden Gophers score 26.6 points per game, comparable to the 25.1 per contest the Wildcats surrender.
- Minnesota is 3-2 against the spread and 4-1 overall this season when the team notches more than 25.1 points.
- The Golden Gophers average 57.7 fewer yards per game (359.7), than the Wildcats give up per matchup (417.4).
- In games that Minnesota picks up over 417.4 yards, the team is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
- The Golden Gophers have seven giveaways this season, while the Wildcats have 11 takeaways .
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Minnesota at SISportsbook.
Northwestern Stats and Trends
- So far this season Northwestern has two wins against the spread.
- This season, the Wildcats are winless against the spread when entering a game as an underdog of 7.5 points or more.
- Northwestern has gone over the point total in 42.9% of its opportunities this season (three times over seven games with a set point total).
- The Wildcats average just 0.1 more points per game (19.7) than the Golden Gophers allow (19.6).
- When Northwestern scores more than 19.6 points, it is 2-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall.
- The Wildcats average 41 more yards per game (353) than the Golden Gophers allow (312).
- In games that Northwestern amasses more than 312 yards, the team is 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 overall.
- This season the Wildcats have turned the ball over 11 times, one more than the Golden Gophers' takeaways (10).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.