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Minnesota vs. West Virginia Guaranteed Rate Bowl Odds, Plays and Insights

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.

Nov 27, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Wisconsin Badgers nose tackle Keeanu Benton (95) sacks Minnesota Golden Gophers quarterback Tanner Morgan (2) at Huntington Bank Stadium. Minnesota won 23-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will meet 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 (58.3%) this season.
  • West Virginia's games have gone over 45 points in nine of 12 chances this season.
  • Tuesday's total is 7.9 points lower than the two team's combined 52.9 points per game average.
  • The 42.6 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 2.4 fewer than the 45 over/under in this contest.
  • Golden Gophers games this season feature an average total of 48.0 points, a number 3.0 points higher than Tuesday's over/under.
  • 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 year.
  • This season, the Golden Gophers have just two against the spread wins in five games as a favorite of 5 points or more.
  • Minnesota's games this year have gone over the total in six out of 12 opportunities (50%).
  • The Golden Gophers rack up 26.1 points per game, comparable to the 24.3 per contest the Mountaineers surrender.
  • Minnesota is 5-2 against the spread and 6-1 overall in games when it scores more than 24.3 points.
  • The Golden Gophers average 360.3 yards per game, just 10.6 more than the 349.7 the Mountaineers allow per outing.
  • In games that Minnesota totals more than 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

  • West Virginia has six wins against the spread in 12 games this season.
  • The Mountaineers have been underdogs by 5 points or more three times this year and have covered the spread twice.
  • West Virginia's games this year have eclipsed the over/under in 41.7% of its opportunities (five times in 12 games with a set point total).
  • 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 puts up more than 18.3 points.
  • The Mountaineers rack up 383.3 yards per game, 98.5 more yards than the 284.8 the Golden Gophers allow.
  • When West Virginia totals 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.

Season Stats

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