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MINN283361127.5
NWEST453681-12.5

Minnesota vs Northwestern Basketball Predictions & Best Bets

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Minnesota is on the road playing Northwestern at the Welsh-Ryan Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 12:00pm EST. Northwestern -12.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Northwestern -12.

Welsh-Ryan Arena will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday. The game will be played in Evanston, IL, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Indiana defeated Minnesota on Wednesday, 7-12 SU and 8-10-1 ATS. There have been four straight losses for the Gophers and seven of the last eight Big Ten games. A 14-5 SU record and an 11-8 ATS record helped Northwestern defeat Nebraska on Wednesday. Three of the Wildcats' past five games have been wins and five of their last eight games have been wins in the Big Ten.

Although Minnesota is dealing with injuries, it is still fighting

In addition to a disappointing loss to Michigan, the Golden Gophers also suffered a close one to Indiana. The team lost by eight points, dropping them to last place in the conference standings. In the end, Minnesota lost to the Hoosiers on Trayce Jackson-Davis' go-ahead basket. Despite Dawson Garcia's (14.9 PPG) and Pharrel Payne's (7.2 PPG and 4.7 RPG) absences, only seven scholarship players remained. The Gophers shot 22-for-64 from the field (34.4%), and 5-for-25 from distance (20%). A 45-39 margin of victory was also achieved in the area of rebounding.

It is the right time for Northwestern to round into form

As of mid-February, Northwestern is just three games behind conference leader Purdue in the Big Ten title race. It was Northwestern's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2016-17 after Wednesday's win at Nebraska. After outscoring Nebraska 43-30 in the first half, the Wildcats never looked back, winning their seventh consecutive game. The Cavaliers shot 29-for-56 from the floor (51.8%) and had nine offensive rebounds to outrebound the Huskers 35-23. Only three points separated Northwestern from the loser. Northwestern led by as many as 23 points.

The Northwestern Wildcats seem to be destined for greatness. There is still time for the Wildcats to impress the selection committee with more victories in the upcoming weeks. To achieve this, they must defeat teams like Minnesota at home, which is why they believe they will win convincingly.

There are two key players missing from Minnesota's lineup, and the team has been through the ringer without any success. A game-ready Wildcats team itching to prove its mettle would require an uncharacteristic performance from the Gophers. Undermanned Minnesota will have problems dealing with Northwestern's lockdown defense. This game could see the offensively-inept Gophers struggle to score more than 55 points.

Minnesota Highlights

With a power ranking of 334, Minnesota is ranked #350 in offense (scoring an average of 62.21 per game), #115 in defense (allowing an average of 66.95 points to be scored against them per game) and are 7-12 (9-10 ATS) this season.

Northwestern Highlights

Northwestern Wildcats has a power ranking of 158 and are #239 for offense (scoring an average of 69.26 per game), #17 for defense (giving up an average of 66.95 points per game) and 14-5 (11-8 ATS) overall. Minnesota went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northwestern.

Curated Picks & Predictions

  • From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MINN 74.75, NWEST 50.75.
  • The SportsJaw community predicts Minnesota Golden Gophers to cover (51%)
  • OddsShark predicts Northwestern will win, minnesota will cover, and the total will go over.
  • 59% picked Minnesota Golden Gophers on Covers.com
  • Our ScoreCaster predicts Golden Gophers 68 to Wildcats 71.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Golden Gophers 68 to Wildcats 71.

Written by SportsJaw Staff
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Current Odds[ - ]

 
MINN
NWEST
Open
Side
+12.5
-12.5
-12.5
Moneyline
+550
-800
-750
Total
Over 127.5
Under 127.5
126

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Minnesota Golden Gophers
HIGHLIGHTS
Northwestern Wildcats
350th
OFFENSE
239th
312th
FG %
352nd
311th
3 PT %
288th
217th
Rebounds
85th
115th
DEFENSE
17th
122nd
FG %
14th
200th
3 PT %
256th
343rd
Rebounds
260th

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesota

vs INDYL 57-61
34.38FG %
57.14FT %
53 PT %
vs MICHL 56-60
40.35FG %
57.14FT %
63 PT %
vs PURL 39-61
31.48FG %
60FT %
23 PT %
vs ILLL 60-78
36.21FG %
60FT %
33 PT %
vs OSUW 70-67
50FG %
56.25FT %
73 PT %
vs NEBL 79-81
48.44FG %
70FT %
103 PT %
vs WISL 60-63
43.64FG %
63.64FT %
53 PT %
vs CHISTW 58-55
44.64FG %
36.36FT %
43 PT %
vs UAPBW 72-56
48.94FG %
77.78FT %
123 PT %
vs MISSTL 51-69
28.85FG %
82.35FT %
73 PT %

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern

vs NEBW 78-63
51.79FG %
75FT %
113 PT %
vs WISW 66-63
43.14FG %
88.89FT %
63 PT %
vs MICHL 78-85
42.19FG %
75FT %
63 PT %
vs RUTL 62-65
41.18FG %
55.56FT %
103 PT %
vs INDYW 84-83
46.03FG %
67.86FT %
73 PT %
vs ILLW 73-60
32.08FG %
80FT %
73 PT %
vs OSUL 57-73
28.36FG %
58.82FT %
93 PT %
vs BROWNW 63-58
34.48FG %
90.48FT %
43 PT %
vs UICW 92-54
51.43FG %
80FT %
83 PT %
vs DPUW 83-45
43.28FG %
85.71FT %
133 PT %

Injuries[ - ]

Minnesota Golden GophersMinnesota

  • FDawson Garcia (Is "?" Saturday vs Northwestern, Ankle)
  • GBraeden Carrington (Is out indefinitely, Leg)
  • FPharrel Payne (Is "?" Saturday vs Northwestern, Concussion)

Northwestern WildcatsNorthwestern

  • GJulian Roper II (Is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota, Ankle)
  • FLuke Hunger (Is out for season, Foot)

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

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Minnesota vs Northwestern prediction and stats

The Wildcats have a stronger offense and the Wildcats have a slightly better defense. The Golden Gophers won more games straight up and against the spread over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Golden Gophers 62 to Wildcats 74.

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Minnesota Injuries

  • F Dawson Garcia Is "?" Saturday vs Northwestern, Ankle
  • G Braeden Carrington Is out indefinitely, Leg
  • F Pharrel Payne Is "?" Saturday vs Northwestern, Concussion

Northwestern Injuries

  • G Julian Roper II Is "?" Saturday vs Minnesota, Ankle
  • F Luke Hunger Is out for season, Foot

Won 70% of last 10 NCAAB predictions
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