Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Guaranteed Rate Bowl college football matchup on December 28, 2021.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers will battle the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
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Odds for Minnesota vs. West Virginia
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Over/Under Insights
- Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the current 45-point total in seven of 12 games this season.
- West Virginia has combined with its opponents to score more than 45 points in nine of 12 games this season.
- Tuesday's total is 7.9 points lower than the two team's combined 52.9 points per game average.
- These two squads combine to surrender 42.6 points per game, 2.4 fewer than this contest's over/under.
- The average total in Golden Gophers games this season is 48, three points more than Tuesday's total of 45.
- In 2021, games involving the Mountaineers have averaged a total of 52.7 points, 7.7 more than the set total in this contest.
Minnesota Stats and Trends
- Minnesota is 7-5-0 against the spread this season.
- The Golden Gophers have been favored by 3.5 points or more six times this season and are 3-3 ATS in those games.
- Minnesota's games this year have eclipsed the over/under in 50% of its opportunities (six times in 12 games with a set point total).
- The Golden Gophers put up 26.1 points per game, comparable to the 24.3 per outing the Mountaineers surrender.
- Minnesota is 5-2 against the spread and 6-1 overall this season when the team records more than 24.3 points.
- The Golden Gophers rack up only 10.6 more yards per game (360.3) than the Mountaineers allow per contest (349.7).
- In games that Minnesota amasses over 349.7 yards, the team is 5-2 against the spread and 5-2 overall.
- The Golden Gophers have turned the ball over 11 times this season, one fewer than the Mountaineers have forced (12).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Minnesota at SISportsbook.
West Virginia Stats and Trends
- Against the spread, West Virginia is 6-6-0 this year.
- This season, the Mountaineers have an against-the-spread record of 3-2 in their five games as an underdog of 3.5 points or more.
- West Virginia's games this season have hit the over on five of 12 set point totals (41.7%).
- This year the Mountaineers rack up 8.5 more points per game (26.8) than the Golden Gophers allow (18.3).
- West Virginia is 5-4 against the spread and 6-3 overall when the team scores more than 18.3 points.
- The Mountaineers average 383.3 yards per game, 98.5 more yards than the 284.8 the Golden Gophers give up.
- When West Virginia piles up over 284.8 yards, the team is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
- The Mountaineers have turned the ball over four more times (19 total) than the Golden Gophers have forced a turnover (15) this season.
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.