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Minnesota vs Wisconsin game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 13 game on Saturday, November 26

Minnesota vs Wisconsin prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 13, Saturday, November 26


Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction Game Preview

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Minnesota vs Wisconsin How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 26
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Minnesota (7-4), Wisconsin (6-5)
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Why Minnesota Will Win

The Wisconsin passing game isn’t getting better.

Graham Mertz isn’t getting a ton of help, and the Maryland game was an outlier with the bad weather, but 29-of-71 for 336 yards and two touchdowns with three picks in three games isn’t good.

The running game wasn’t able to make up for it in the loss to Iowa, the defense hasn’t been its normal special self, and Minnesota should be able to take advantage of all of it.

Wisconsin is 5-0 when running for 193 yards or more and 6-1 when running for 175 yards or more. Minnesota has allowed more than 160 yards in just two games, on the flip side it’s getting a special season out of Mohamed Ibrahim.

The veteran has ripped off over 100 yards in every game he played – he missed the Purdue game hurt – and almost pulled out the 13-10 loss to Iowa by himself with 263 yards.

However …

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

Can Minnesota get by without a passing game?

Freshman Athan Kaliakmanis has the arm, but he doesn’t have the touch and hasn’t been great over the last three games hitting 20-of-40 passes with no touchdowns and one pick.

There’s an outside chance Tanner Morgan is back, but no matter what the Badgers will load up against Ibrahim and the run – the D is just fine against one-dimensional attacks.

Nebraska was able to keep the Gopher ground game in relative check. If it can do that, Wisconsin can do the same. It gave up fewer than 100 rushing yards in six games and allowed over 140 just once in the blasting from Ohio State.

Minnesota is 1-3 when it wins for fewer than 170 yards and 6-1 when it doesn’t. There’s that, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Wisconsin is a different team in Camp Randall.

It blew out Northwestern in Evanston, but it struggled in the win last week over Nebraska to get bowl eligible. It gagged at Michigan State, couldn’t stop screwing up against Iowa, and got rolled by Ohio State.

The O hasn’t always been great no matter where it plays, and Minnesota’s defense will keep this close, but the Badger run D will be a wee bit better as it takes back the Paul Bunyan Axe.

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Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction, Line

Wisconsin 21, Minnesota 17
Line: Wisconsin -3.5, o/u: 35.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Minnesota vs Wisconsin Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5

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Minnesota vs Wisconsin prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Sunday, January 30


Minnesota vs Wisconsin How To Watch

Date: Sunday, January 30
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: Kohl Center, Madison, WI
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Record: Minnesota (11-6), Wisconsin (16-3)
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Why Minnesota Will Win

The Gophers have to make this a bit of a grind.

They don’t make mistakes – they turned the ball over just two times in the loss to Ohio State a few days ago – and they’re fantastic at getting out and pressuring the three.

Wisconsin leads the nation in fewest turnovers per game, but it doesn’t force takeaways and it’s lousy at consistently hitting from the outside.

As long as Minnesota can keep this close, hit the offensive boards from time to time- just a few would be a plus – and hit its own threes – it makes them when it takes them – it’ll stay alive.

However …

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

Minnesota doesn’t do much on the boards.

There are plenty of good parts to the Gopher team despite the ugly losing slide, but it really doesn’t force teams to screw up and it’s last in the Big Ten on the offensive glass.

There isn’t enough of an inside presence, and there’s not enough happening from outside, and there aren’t a whole ton of transition points.

Wisconsin isn’t a monster on the glass, but Minnesota should be one-and-done way too often.

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What’s Going To Happen

This should be a clean game. The two teams don’t turn the ball over and they don’t get hit with a ton of fouls.

It should be a bit of a battle for a while, but Minnesota just doesn’t have the scoring punch to go on the run needed to push through. It won’t be a total wipeout, but the Badgers should be relatively comfortable late.

Minnesota is 8-0 when scoring 71 or more and 3-7 when it doesn’t. Wisconsin won’t give up 71.

Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction, Lines

Wisconsin 75, Minnesota 67
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING

Must See Rating: 3

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