The Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) travel to face off against the Indiana Hoosiers (7-2) on Monday, December 9th. This game will be played at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington and televised on BTN. Indiana is coming off a win in their previous game, while Minnesota is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Michigan State. Tip-off is set for 6:30 ET.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Indiana Hoosiers

The Golden Gophers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Minnesota’s season record dropped to 6-4 after a 90-72 loss to Michigan State on Wednesday. The Gophers were +4.5 point underdogs going into the game and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game reached 162, well over the pre-game O/U line of 131.5.

At home, Minnesota fell behind 42-30 by halftime. While they scored 42 points in the 2nd half, they couldn’t slow down Michigan State, who put up 48 points after the break.

The Hoosiers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Indiana improved to 7-2 on the season with a 76-57 win over Miami (OH) on Friday. Playing at home, the Hoosiers were -18.5 favorites and covered the spread. The game’s total points of 133 fell short of the 150.5 O/U line.

Leading 39-36 at halftime, Indiana clamped down defensively in the 2nd half, allowing just 21 points while scoring 37 of their own.

Golden Gophers Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, the Golden Gophers put up 72 points, shooting 44.1% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 50.8%. They connected on 32.1% of their threes, hitting 9 of 28 attempts, while shooting 54.8% on two-pointers. At the free-throw line, they made 11 of 17, good for 64.7%.

Mike Mitchell Jr. was a standout from beyond the arc, hitting 5 of 9 threes and finishing with 17 points. Dawson Garcia contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds, despite shooting just 1 of 8 from deep. Jaxon Kohler also grabbed 11 boards, shooting 75% from the field and hitting his only three-point attempt.

Hoosiers Offense Breakdown

Indiana’s offense put up 76 points in their latest game, shooting 53.8% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 59.6%. They were particularly strong inside, hitting 64.7% of their two-point attempts, while going 6-for-18 from beyond the arc, good for 33.3%.

Malik Reneau led the way with 19 points, while Myles Rice added 17, shooting 85.7% overall and 66.7% from three. Oumar Ballo was a force inside, scoring 14 points on 83.3% shooting and grabbing 18 rebounds, along with 6 assists.

Golden Gophers Team Defense

Despite Minnesota’s defensive struggles, allowing 90 points on 44% shooting, they couldn’t contain their opponent’s two-point attack, which connected on 54% of attempts (17/31). From beyond the arc, Minnesota gave up 9 threes on 28 attempts, a 32% shooting rate.

The Golden Gophers sent their opponent to the free-throw line 17 times, where they hit 11 shots (64%). Minnesota also allowed 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Hoosiers Team Defense

Despite Minnesota giving up 90 points, they held their opponent to 44% shooting from the field, with 26 made baskets on 59 attempts. Inside the arc, Minnesota allowed 54% shooting, as their opponent connected on 17 of 31 two-point shots.

From three-point range, Minnesota’s defense limited their opponent to 32% shooting, with 9 made threes on 28 attempts. At the free-throw line, their opponent shot 64%, hitting 11 of 17 free throws. Minnesota also gave up 10 offensive rebounds.

Golden Gophers vs Hoosiers Trends

• Across their ten previous road games, Minnesota has an ATS mark of 5-5. Their straight up record in these matchups was 2-8 while averaging 71 points per game.
• Through their last ten home games, Indiana has an ATS record of just 6-4. However, their overall record was 4-6 while averaging 73 points per game.
• Looking back on the team’s last five games as the underdog, the Golden Gophers have a straight up record of 1-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 1-3-1.
• In their last three games as the betting favorite, the Hoosiers have a strong straight up record of 3-0. In addition, their ATS record was 3-0 in these scenarios.

Golden Gophers vs Hoosiers Prediction

When looking to get a point-spread pick down in this Hoosiers vs. Hoosiers game, our recommendation is to take the Hoosiers at -10. Despite our model showing the Hoosiers winning 76-70, we like Golden Gophers as our point-spread pick.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 140.5, and our model projects the Golden Gophers and Hoosiers to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the over.

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