The Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-14) travel to face off against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-11) on Saturday, March 1st. This game will be played at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln and televised on BTN. Both Minnesota and Nebraska will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 ET.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

The Golden Gophers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Minnesota Golden Gophers Recent Game/Games

The Gophers fell to 14-14 on the season after a 75-63 home loss to Northwestern on Tuesday. Minnesota entered the game as -1.5 favorites but couldn’t cover the spread.

Trailing 36-31 at halftime, the Gophers allowed 39 points in the 2nd half while scoring 32. The total points for the game ended at 138, going over the O/U line of 130.5.

The Cornhuskers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Nebraska’s season record fell to 17-11 after a 49-46 loss to Michigan on Monday. The Cornhuskers were +1.5 point underdogs going into the game and failed to cover the spread. The game’s total points of 95 fell well short of the O/U line of 152.5.

Nebraska trailed 25-21 at halftime but outscored Michigan 25-24 in the second half. Despite the close score, they couldn’t pull off the win at home.

Golden Gophers Offense Breakdown

In their last game, Minnesota put up 63 points, shooting 42.1% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 45.6%, with a 50% success rate on two-point attempts (19/38) and just 26.3% from beyond the arc (5/19). At the free-throw line, they connected on 71.4% of their attempts, hitting 10 of 14.

Nick Martinelli and Dawson Garcia were the standouts, combining for 55 points. Martinelli shot 55.0% overall, hitting 3 of 5 from three, while Garcia added 26 points, shooting 42.9% from deep. The Gophers also recorded 12 offensive rebounds and 15 assists in the game.

Cornhuskers Offense Breakdown

Nebraska’s offense struggled mightily in their last game, scoring just 46 points while shooting 25.8% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was 30.6%, with two-point shooting at 29.4% and three-point shooting at 21.4% (6/28).

Brice Williams was a bright spot, scoring 26 points and hitting 4 of 9 from beyond the arc. The Cornhuskers managed just 5 assists as a team and grabbed 10 offensive rebounds.

Golden Gophers Team Defense

Despite Minnesota’s defense giving up 75 points, they managed to limit their opponent’s three-point shooting to just 5 made threes on 19 attempts, a 26% success rate. Overall, the opposing team shot 42% from the field, converting 24 of their 57 shots.

From the free-throw line, the opposition went 10/14, hitting 71% of their attempts. Minnesota also allowed 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Cornhuskers Team Defense

Even though Minnesota gave up 75 points, they held their opponent to 42% shooting from the field, including just 5 made threes on 19 attempts (26%). Inside the arc, the opposing team shot 50%, hitting 19 of 38 two-point attempts.

From the free-throw line, Minnesota’s opponent went 10/14, shooting 71%. The Golden Gophers also allowed 12 offensive rebounds in the game.

Golden Gophers vs Cornhuskers Trends

• Minnesota has played well in their previous three road games, going 3-0 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 67 points per game while allowing 62. The team also performed well vs the spread at 3-0.
• In their last three home games, Nebraska has averaged 75 points per game while allowing 75. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-1 while going 2-1 vs. the spread.
• Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Golden Gophers have a straight up record of 6-4. Their record vs the spread in these games was 7-3.
• In their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Cornhuskers have a straight up record of 6-4 and an ATS mark of 6-4.

Golden Gophers vs Cornhuskers Prediction

In this Cornhuskers vs. Cornhuskers matchup, our point-spread bet is on the Cornhuskers at -8.5. While we project the Cornhuskers to win 76-70, our recommendation is to bet on the Golden Gophers for the point-spread.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 134.5 and our model has the Golden Gophers and Cornhuskers finishing with a combined 146 points. Our pick is to take the over.

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