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 Northwestern Wildcats (3-4, 0-0 Big Ten) are 7.5-point underdogs in a road Big Ten matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2, 0-0 Big Ten) on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Ryan Field. The game has a point total set at 43.
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Odds for Minnesota vs. Northwestern
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Over/Under Insights
- Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the current 43-point total in four of seven games (57.1%) this season.
- Northwestern and its opponents have combined to score more than 43 points in three of seven games this season.
- The combined points per game average of the two teams, 46.3, is 3.3 points more than Saturday's over/under.
- These two squads surrender a combined 44.7 points per game, 1.7 more than this contest's over/under.
- The average total in Golden Gophers games this season is 52.6, 9.6 points more than Saturday's over/under of 43.
- The 43-point over/under for this game is five points below the 48 points per game average total in Wildcats games this season.
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 gone over the total in three out of seven opportunities (42.9%).
- This year, the Golden Gophers put up just 1.5 more points per game (26.6) than the Wildcats allow (25.1).
- When Minnesota scores more than 25.1 points, it is 3-2 against the spread and 4-1 overall.
- The Golden Gophers average 359.7 yards per game, 57.7 fewer yards than the 417.4 the Wildcats allow per contest.
- In games that Minnesota piles up more than 417.4 yards, the team is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall.
- The Golden Gophers have turned the ball over seven times this season, four fewer than the Wildcats have forced (11).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Minnesota at SISportsbook.
Northwestern Stats and Trends
- So far this year 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's games this year have gone over the total in three out of seven opportunities (42.9%).
- The Wildcats rack up just 0.1 more points per game (19.7) than the Golden Gophers surrender (19.6).
- Northwestern is 2-3 against the spread and 3-2 overall in games when it scores more than 19.6 points.
- The Wildcats rack up 41 more yards per game (353) than the Golden Gophers give up (312).
- Northwestern is 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 overall when the team amasses over 312 yards.
- This year 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.