GAME:  #691 Minnesota vs #692 Michigan
TIME:    1/6/2021 – 8:30p EST
SPREAD:   Michigan -7
TOTAL:      152

The #16 Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-2, 3-2) have a BIG 10 battle against the #10 Michigan Wolverines (9-0, 4-0) at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. EST. Minnesota dominated Ohio State by a score of 77-60 in its last game while the Wolverines defeated Northwestern by a score of 85-66 in a blowout win. These teams met once last season in Minnesota when the Golden Gophers won by a score of 75-67. 

MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS

The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ home stats and road stats are completely different, so here are the road stats. Minnesota is averaging 62 points per game on 29.3% field goal shooting adding seven three-pointers on 23.7% three-point field goal shooting percentage on offense.  Golden Gophers are allowing 81.5 points per game at 52% field goal shooting while forcing 11.5 turnovers and adding 2.5 steals and 2.5 blocks per game on the defensive end.

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

The Michigan Wolverines are averaging 82.7 points per game on 51.3% field goal shooting while shooting 37.3% from three-point land adding 8.1 threes per game on offense.  The Wolverines are allowing 67.3 points on 36.7% field goal shooting and only 33.1% from 3-point land on the defensive end. Michigan is forcing 10.9 turnovers and adding 5.1 steals and 1.3 blocks per game.

 TRENDS(covers.com)

MINNESOTA

• Over is 5-1 in Golden Gophers last 6 road games.
• The Golden Gophers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog.
• Golden Gophers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
• Golden Gophers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.

MICHIGAN

• The Wolverines are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games.
• Wolverines are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
• The Wolverines are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight-up win.
• Wolverines are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
• Over is 4-1 in Wolverines last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The favorite is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
• The road team is 12-5 ATS in the last 17 meetings.

MINNESOTA vs MICHIGAN PREDICTION

Minnesota has played two BIG 10 road games and both of which they were dominated at Illinois and again at Wisconsin. The Golden Gophers shoot the ball well on their home floor but struggle big-time on the road. Michigan on the other hand plays much better perimeter defense on their home floor which we saw in the big win against Northwestern, a team that relies on the three-ball. The matchup between big men Dickerson and Robbins should be a good one but if Robbins isn’t knocking down 3’s, his inside game will struggle against the 7’1” Dickerson. Carr will be tough to contain but Michigan has enough offensive fire-power to dominate this game. The Bookie is rolling with the Michigan Wolverines to cover the spread. If Michigan contains the perimeter shooting the Under has the best chance to come in on this one.

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:         Michigan -7 / Under 152
Fade the Public:  Michigan / Under
Sharp Action:      Michigan / Over