The Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-3, 3-3 Big Ten) and the Wisconsin Badgers (2-3, 2-3) meet Saturday for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. Below, we analyze the Minnesota-Wisconsin college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Minnesota at Wisconsin: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Minnesota +420 (bet $100 to win $420) | Wisconsin -590 (bet $590 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Minnesota +13.5 (-110) | Wisconsin -13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 47.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Minnesota at Wisconsin: Three things to know
- The Golden Gophers racked up a 24-17 road win last time out in Nebraska, winning outright as nine-point underdogs to keep their hopes alive for one of the Big Ten’s bowl bids. In fact, this game’s winner might grab a spot, and the loser could be out of a postseason appearance and the money which comes with it.
- Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim is not just one of the most explosive backs in the Big Ten, but he is one of the best in the nation, making Gophers fans and alumni think of Marion Barber III, Laurence Maroney, etc. Ibrahim has 925 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns across just six games, averaging 5.3 yards per tote.
- Wisconsin enters on a three-game slide, including an embarrassing 28-7 setback at Iowa last Saturday. The Badgers have had a power outage on offense, averaging just 6.7 PPG during the three-game skid, and they didn’t score more than seven points in any of the outings against Northwestern, Indiana or Iowa.
Minnesota at Wisconsin: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17
Money line (ML)
Wisconsin (-590) will cost you nearly six times your potential return, and that’s backing a team that is 0-3 straight up and ATS in its past three games with a total of 20 points on offense. Not to be all Hammer on y’all, but you can’t touch that.
AVOID.
Against the spread (ATS)
MINNESOTA +13.5 (-110) is the play here. The Gophers have a star running back who will keep them in the game, as he has the goods to take it to the house every time he touches the ball. On the flip side, QB Graham Mertz has been mistake-prone lately, and Wisconsin is favored by twice as many points as it has averaged on offense over the past three outings, 6.7 PPG.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 47.5 (-115) seems like the slam-dunk play, as someone turned the offensive spigot off for Wisconsin three games ago, and the Badgers have totaled just 20 points behind the mistake-prone offense.
Minnesota’s best bet on offense is running the ball and running the ball runs the clock. All signs point to the Under here.
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