Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/30/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Venue:  Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Where to Watch:  ESPNU

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Minnesota -2.5, Pittsburgh +2.5; Over/Under:  129 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Minnesota -2.5, Pittsburgh +2.5; Over/Under:  128.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Minnesota -2.5, Pittsburgh +2.5; Over/Under:  128.5 points

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  5-0 (4th place, Big Ten)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  2-4 (15th place, ACC)

 

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Minnesota Golden Gophers:  5-0 last 5

Pittsburgh Panthers:  2-3 last 5

 

 

 

Minnesota is coming into this game with a 5-0 record overall and they will be playing the first of their road games this season in this game. They have not lost a game yet this season and are coming into this one on that five-game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their 5 wins have come against the Kansas City Roos, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, the Princeton Tigers, the Fort Wayne Mastodons, and the Jacksonville Dolphins in their last game. Payton Willis led the team in points in that game with 17 while Jamison Battle was next on the team with 14 points. Sean Sutherlin also scored 10 points off the bench in that one as well. Eric Curry and Willis both led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Curry led the team in rebounds himself with 8. They were 42.6% from the field, 21.1% from 3-point range, and 83.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 72.8 PPG and the Minnesota defense is allowing their opponents to average 59.6 PPG against them. Minnesota has an ATS record of 4-1 this season and their O/U record is 2-3.

 

 

Pittsburgh is coming into this contest with a 2-4 record overall and they are 2-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Towson Tigers and they have gone on a 2 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Vanderbilt Commodores and the UMBC Retrievers in their last game. John Hugley led the team in points in that game with 21 while Femi Odukale was next on the team with 19 points. Mouhamadou Gueye also scored 14 points off the bench in that one. Jamarius Burton led the team in assists in that game with 6 while William Jeffress led the team in rebounds with 8. They were 46.3% with their field goals, 42.3% from three-point range, and 72.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 62.2 PPG and the Panthers defense is allowing their opponents to average 69.5 PPG against them. Pittsburgh has an ATS record of 2-4 this season and their O/U record is 1-5.

 

Minnesota is coming into this matchup as a 2.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Pittsburgh has had an awful start to their season, they are playing very bad right now and actually have a losing record at home through 5 games there this season. Minnesota is still undefeated through 5 games and they have been playing much better than Pittsburgh has been. Minnesota has a very good defense while Pittsburgh is allowing more points scored against them than they are scoring themselves. Pittsburgh is going to struggle to score on this good defense while Minnesota should not have a problem scoring points. The best wager to place in this game is on Minnesota to cover the spread here.

 

Minnesota Pittsburgh Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, November 30, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Minnesota 76 Pittsburgh 61.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers: 337-367 ATS in all games. 51-60 ATS when the total is 129.5 or less. 19-29 ATS as a road favorite or pick. 104-147 ATS in road games. 124-129 ATS after a non-conference game.

Pittsburgh Panthers: 268-281 O/U in all games. 74-117 O/U as an underdog. 21-27 O/U as a home underdog or pick. 62-71 O/U when playing only their 3rd game in a week. 62-66 O/U after 3 consecutive non-conference games.

 

 

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  I. Ihnen (F) out for season - Knee injury. P. Fox (F) out for season - Knee injury.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  I. Horton (G) Out indefinitely - Poss. Suspension. N. Sibande (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“They are starting to really be cognizant of that, which is good. It means that they are paying attention. They understand that if you can get ‘X’ amount of kills, it improves your winning percentage. To get them bought into that is big. We will keep selling it as part of what we do.” - Ben Johnson on his team’s defense in recent games.

 

 

“We have to get better. We have to be able to play a 40-minute game. We can’t allow our inability to make shots affect our defense because we have not been a good shooting team. We have to understand the dirty work, the helping each other and being connected. It has to be there all the time, not just when things are going well. I’m disappointed.” - Pitt coach Jeff Capel III on his team’s performance in a loss against Vanderbilt recently.

 

 

 

J. Battle 

E. Curry 

L. Loewe 

E. Stephens 

P. Willis

 

J. Hugley 

W. Jeffress 

F. Odukale 

D. Oladapo 

N. Santos

 

 

PPG: J. Battle (17.8)

APG: P. Willis (3.4)

Reb/G: E. Curry (6.8)

 

PPG: J. Hugley (14.3)

APG: F. Odukale (3.5)

Reb/G: J. Hugley (7.2)

 

Coaches:

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Ben Johnson (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Jeff Capel III (4th season)