Northwestern Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/12/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 12, 2022

Venue:  Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Northwestern +17.5, Minnesota -17.5; Over/Under:  40.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Northwestern +17.5, Minnesota -17.5; Over/Under:  40.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Northwestern +17.5, Minnesota -17.5; Over/Under:  41 points

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  1-8 (1-5) (7th place, Big Ten West)

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  6-3 (3-3) (2nd place, Big Ten West)

 

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Northwestern Wildcats:  lost their last game at home against the Ohio State Buckeyes 21-7.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  won their last game on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers 20-13.

 

Northwestern is entering this game with a 1-8 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th road game of the season here as they are 0-3 in their road games this year. This will also be their 7th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-5. They lost against the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game at home 21-7. Brendan Sullivan started that game at QB and he completed 10/14 passes for 79 yards. Evan Hull led the team in rushing with 122 yards and 1 TD on 30 rushing attempts. Malik Washington led the team in receiving with 49 yards on 6 receptions. Bryce Gallagher led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them and no one on the defense came away with an interception in that one.

 

 

 

Minnesota is entering this game with a 6-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 6th home game of the season as they are 4-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 7th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 3-3. They won against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game on the road 20-13. Athan Kaliakmanis started that game at QB and he completed 6/12 passes for 137 yards. Mohamed Ibrahim led the team in rushing with 128 yards and 2 TDs on 32 carries. Daniel Jackson led the team in receiving with 88 yards on 5 receptions. Cody Lindenberg led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Mariano Sori-Marin, Cody Lindenberg, and Lucas Finnessy each led the defense in sacks with 1 while Terell Smith came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Minnesota listed as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Minnesota has been a decent team this year with some big blowout wins in their games but they have also played in some closer games lately as they have had their struggles too. They are a lot better than their opponent here though and even though Minnesota only won by a TD last week, they had plenty of chances to extend that lead. They are back at home here and will have an easier time against Northwestern here who hasn't been very good this year. Northwestern played really well in their game last week but that was also a game at home in which they put a ton of effort into to try and beat OSU, which they did end up giving OSU some fits in that game as they were in it the whole time. That game took a lot of energy out of them though and now they are going on the road after that big emotional game. Northwestern is due for a letdown here and Minnesota's offense will be able to take over this game at home. The best way to place a bet here is on Minnesota to cover the spread in this game.

 

Northwestern Minnesota Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 12, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Minnesota 38 Northwestern 14.

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Northwestern Wildcats: 12-6 ATS off a home cover where the team lost as an underdog. 17-11 UNDER in all games. 7-1 UNDER as a road underdog of 17.5 to 21 points. 

Minnesota Golden Gophers: 2-9 ATS as a home favorite of 14.5 to 21 points. 9-2 UNDER off a win against a conference rival. 8-1 UNDER after 2 consecutive game where they committed 1 or less turnovers.

 

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  C. Azema (DB) out for season - Undisclosed.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  C. Autman-Bell (WR) out for season - Knee. Z. Evans (RB) Out indefinitely - Leg. N. Jones (TE) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

 

 

"A lot of good happened today. Unfortunately, the bad is the outcome on the scoreboard. I thought our staff put together a really good plan to be prepared for the elements, and I think we pretty much executed it except for a couple plays. Those ended up being the difference in the game." - Pat Fitzgerald after his team’s loss against OSU in their last game.

 

 

"That's a gutsy win by a really good football team — ours. It was a great test of character, and I thought we passed the test." - P.J. Fleck after his team’s win against Nebraska in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Washington, Malik

WR Kirtz, Bryce

WR Navarro III, Donny 

TE Gordon, Thomas

QB Sullivan, Brendan

RB Hull, Evan 

 

WR Jackson, Daniel

WR Wright, Dylan

WR Brown-Stephens, Michael 

TE Spann-Ford, Brevyn

QB Morgan, Tanner

RB Ibrahim, Mohamed 

 

 

Passing: R. Hilinski (1551)

Rushing: E. Hull (701)

Receiving: M. Washington (519)

Touchdowns: E. Hull (6)

 

Passing: T. Morgan (1324)

Rushing: M. Ibrahim (1083)

Receiving: B. Spann-Ford (358)

Touchdowns: M. Ibrahim (15)

 

Coaches:

Northwestern Wildcats: Pat Fitzgerald (17th season)

Minnesota Golden Gophers: P.J. Fleck (6th season)