Big Ten opponents meet when the Minnesota Golden Gophers host the No. 24 Purdue Boilermakers at Williams Arena, starting at 5:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 11. The Boilermakers are underdogs in the game, the second matchup between the teams this season. The matchup’s over/under is set at .
The betting insights in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of February 11, 2021, 2:15 AM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Betting Odds
Minnesota Betting Information
- Minnesota is an even 8-8-1 against the spread this season.
- The Golden Gophers are an even 3-3-1 against the spread this season when they are at least a 2.5-point favorite.
- Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the set total in only 8 of 17 games this season (47.1%).
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 | 19 | 19.9 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Liam Robbins | 19 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| Gabe Kalscheur | 19 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Brandon Johnson | 18 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Both Gach | 19 | 8.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Purdue Betting Information
- With a 9-7-1 record ATS this season, Purdue has outplayed expectations.
- For the 10th time this season, the Boilermakers are at least a 2.5-point underdog, where they have a record of 5-4 against the spread.
- Purdue and its opponents have regularly hit the over this season, doing so in 52.9% (9) of its 17 games played.
Against the Spread (ATS) records are only reflective of games that had odds on them.
Purdue Players to Watch
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevion Williams | 20 | 15.4 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Sasha Stefanovic | 17 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Brandon Newman | 20 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Eric Hunter Jr. | 16 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Jaden Ivey | 15 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Total Facts
- Minnesota’s games this season have gone over the point total for Thursday’s matchup (138.5 points) in 13 out of 19 opportunities (68.4% of matchups).
- In 55% of Purdue’s games this season (11 of 20), the total points scored was greater than Thursday’s 138.5-point over/under.
- Together, the two teams combine for 146.6 points per game, 8.1 points more than the total of 138.5 for this game.
- These two teams surrender a combined 138.9 points per game, 0.4 more than this contest’s over/under.
- On average, the Golden Gophers have seen a 148.4 over/under in their games this season, 9.9 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 1.4 points more than the average over/under in Boilermakers games this season (137.1 points).
Head to Head
| Date | Favorite | Home Team | Spread | Total | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Game Type | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2021 | Purdue | Purdue | -3 | 141.5 | -151 | +124 | Regular Season | 81-62 PURDUE |
| 1/2/2020 | Purdue | Purdue | -7.5 | 133 | -358 | +274 | Regular Season | 83-78 PURDUE |
| 3/5/2019 | N/A | Minnesota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 73-69 MINN |
| 2/3/2019 | N/A | Purdue | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Regular Season | 73-63 PURDUE |
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