Two sliding teams square off when the Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Monday, February 8 at 8:00 PM ET. The Cornhuskers are heavy, underdogs as they look to break a three-game losing streak against the Golden Gophers, who have lost three straight. The matchup’s over/under is set at .
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 8, 2021, 2:18 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Minnesota Betting Information
- The Golden Gophers are under .500 against the spread this season with a record of 7-8-1
- The Golden Gophers have a winning record against the spread when favored by 11.5 points or more, going 2-1-1 this season.
- 8 of 16 Minnesota games this season (50%) resulted in a total greater than the contest’s over/under.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Minnesota Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Carr | 18 | 19.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Liam Robbins | 18 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Gabe Kalscheur | 18 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Both Gach | 18 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Brandon Johnson | 17 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Nebraska Betting Information
- Nebraska has typically come up short ATS this season, with a 5-7 record.
- For the third time this season, the Cornhuskers are at least a 11.5-point underdog, where they have a record of 1-1 against the spread.
- Nebraska and its opponents have typically not covered the total points bet this season, only hitting the over in 33.3% (4) of their 12 games played.
- The Cornhuskers lost to Michigan State 66-56 but covered the spread as 12.5-point underdogs, while going under the 146 point total in their most recent game on Saturday. Trey McGowens totaled a team-high 13 points in the loss.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Nebraska Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Allen | 13 | 17.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Dalano Banton | 13 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Trey McGowens | 13 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Kobe Webster | 13 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Lat Mayen | 13 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Total Facts
- Minnesota and its opponents have gone over Monday’s 146.5 total in nine out of 18 games (50%) this year.
- In 46.2% of Nebraska’s games this season (6 of 13), the total points scored was higher than Monday’s 146.5-point over/under.
- The Golden Gophers average 75.8 points per game against the Cornhuskers’ 73.5, totaling 2.8 points over the matchup’s over/under of 146.5.
- These two teams give up a combined 146.8 points per game, 0.3 more than this contest’s over/under.
- This season, the average total for Golden Gophers games is 148.9 points, 2.4 more than the over/under of 146.5 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this game is 0.7 points fewer than the average over/under in Cornhuskers games this season (147.2 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/8/2020 | Minnesota | Minnesota | -16 | 145.5 | -2359 | +1038 | Regular Season | 107-75 MINN |
| 2/13/2019 | N/A | Nebraska | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 62-61 NEB |
| 12/5/2018 | N/A | Minnesota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 85-78 MINN |
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