The Minnesota Golden Gophers will hit the highway in Big Ten play as they face the Wisconsin Badgers in an NCAA college basketball game on Thursday.
Start time from Wisconsin is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN TV.
The college basketball odds from this game have the home side Wisconsin Badgers favored by -8 ½ points.
Minnesota had their three game losing streak snapped on Saturday in a 66-60 home victory to the Indiana Hoosiers as a -4 ½ point wagering favorite. The game total went under 137 ½ points.
The Golden Gophers are 2-4 straight up in their true road games this season. In recent Big Ten games on the highway the team has a win at Penn St with losses at Michigan St, Iowa, Nebraska and Purdue. On paper the Golden Gophers are a mid-pack offensive team as the push across 74 points a game and it’s on 44.6% from the field.
Wisconsin has won two straight to improve to 19-5 on the year with the 60-58 home victory on Sunday to the Michigan St Spartans as a -4 point wagering favorite. The game total finished at under 133 ½ points.
The Badgers have a home mark of 11-3 straight up this season. In recent Big 12 games the team has wins against Iowa, Illinois and Michigan St with losses to Michigan, Northwestern and Ohio St. The Badgers shots aren’t falling this season as they rank 104th in the nation in field goal percentage and 73rd in college basketball from the three point line.
