The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-7) travel to face off against the Wisconsin Badgers (12-3) on Friday, January 10th. This game will be played at Kohl Center in Madison and televised on PEAC. Wisconsin is coming off a win in their previous game, while Minnesota is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Ohio State. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers

The Golden Gophers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Minnesota dropped to 8-7 on the season after a narrow 89-88 loss to Ohio State on Monday. The Gophers, who were +5 point underdogs, kept it close and covered the spread. The game’s total points of 177 went well over the pre-game line of 138.5.

Minnesota led 28-27 at halftime but allowed 37 points in the 2nd half while scoring 36. They’ll look to tighten up defensively in their upcoming games.

The Badgers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Wisconsin improved to 12-3 this season with a 75-63 win over Rutgers on Monday. The Badgers, who were -1.5 favorites, covered the spread in the victory.

Wisconsin led 43-34 at halftime and allowed just 29 points in the second half while scoring 32. The game’s total points of 138 fell short of the 157 O/U line.

Golden Gophers Offense Breakdown

Minnesota’s offense put up 88 points in their last game, shooting 45.7% from the field and hitting 41.4% from beyond the arc, connecting on 12 of 29 attempts. Their effective field goal percentage was 54.3%, and they grabbed 16 offensive rebounds while dishing out 18 assists.

Parker Fox led the way with 21 points, shooting 66.7% from the field. Lu’Cye Patterson added 20 points, hitting 3 of 7 from three-point range, while Isaac Asuma also contributed 18 points, knocking down 3 of 4 from deep.

Badgers Offense Breakdown

Wisconsin put up 75 points in their last game, shooting 54.4% from the field and posting an effective field goal percentage of 59.6%. They were dominant inside, hitting 68.6% of their two-point attempts, while connecting on 31.8% from beyond the arc.

Steven Crowl was a force, shooting 72.7% overall and 66.7% from three, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds. John Blackwell led the team with 21 points, and the Badgers were perfect from the free-throw line, hitting all 6 attempts.

Golden Gophers Team Defense

Even with Minnesota sending their opponents to the line 27 times, they only gave up 12 points from free throws, as the other team shot just 44% from the stripe. Still, the Golden Gophers allowed 89 points on 45% shooting overall, with their opponents hitting 32 of 70 shots.

From beyond the arc, Minnesota’s defense gave up 12 threes on 29 attempts, a 41% shooting performance. The other team also connected on 20 of 41 two-point attempts, shooting 48% inside the arc. The Golden Gophers allowed 16 offensive rebounds in the game.

Badgers Team Defense

Even with Minnesota sending their opponent to the line 27 times, they managed to hold them to just 12 made free throws, a 44% clip. However, the Golden Gophers couldn’t capitalize on the charity stripe struggles, allowing 89 points on 45% shooting overall.

From beyond the arc, Minnesota’s defense gave up 12 threes on 29 attempts, a 41% success rate. They also allowed 16 offensive rebounds, contributing to the opponent’s scoring output.

Golden Gophers vs Badgers Trends

• Through their last three road contests, the Golden Gophers offense has averaged 60 points per game while allowing an average of 71. Minnesota posted an overall record of 0-3 while going 0-3 ATS.
• Wisconsin has played well in their previous three home games, going 2-1 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 79 points per game while allowing 74. The team also performed well vs the spread at 3-0.
• Going back to their last five games as the underdog, the Golden Gophers have a straight up record of 0-5. But, their mark vs the spread was just 1-4.
• Through their last three games as the favorite, the Badgers have an ATS record of 2-1 and a straight up mark of 3-0.

Golden Gophers vs Badgers Prediction

For a pick on the point-spread in this Badgers vs. Golden Gophers matchup, our bet is to grab the Golden Gophers at +13.5. Even though our projections have the Badgers winning 76-70, we see the Golden Gophers as the play on the point-spread.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 142.5, and our model predicts the Golden Gophers and Badgers to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the over.

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