The Indiana Hoosiers (13-6, 4-4) have been streaky in Big Ten play so far, losing three straight to Iowa, Northwestern, and Penn State – arguably all winnable games in the NCAAB picks – and then putting together their current three-game win streak over Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan State where it wouldn’t have been a shocker if they dropped each of those.
IU’s winning ways have a great chance to continue on Wednesday night in the Twin Cities against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-11, 1-7). The Golden Gophers have had a moment here or there, but the Indiana vs Minnesota best bets seem to go on the visitors for this matchup.
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Odds
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Information
Indiana Hoosiers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers
Location of the game: Williams Arena. Minneapolis, MN.
Date: Wednesday, January 25. 9:00 PM ET.
How to watch: BTN.
Last Game Score Record
Indiana has been pretty dominant when these two teams have met up on the NCAAB schedule, winning the last five head-to-head meetings. The Hoosiers have covered the point spread in each of those five games as well, including a -11.5 number in a 73-60 win at home last January. These two teams played to an 84-79 IU victory last year at Williams Arena.
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Analysis
Hoosiers Odds Look solid
The Indiana vs Minnesota best bets should be ‘over’ for anything on Hoosiers star Trayce Jackson-Davis, who is one of the country’s best college basketball players. Jackson-Davis scored 35 in the win over Illinois and followed that up with 31 and 15 rebounds in the victory over Michigan State.
Earlier in conference play, Jackson-Davis had 18 points and 24 rebounds against Northwestern, so even though they are double-digit favorites, the Indiana Hoosiers odds look solid on Wednesday night.
Trey Galloway and Tamar Bates both had 17 points in the win over the Spartans, so IU is far from a one-man team in the NCAAB odds. The Hoosiers have scored 80+ points in four of their last six and have jumped up to the #2 scoring team in the Big Ten college basketball standings behind Iowa.
Minnesota is at the Bottom
We see a team on the other end of the conference scoring spectrum in the Minnesota Golden Gophers picks, as this team puts up just 62.5 ppg, which is last in the B10 and 335th nationally out of 363 teams.
Whether it’s because they are in the bottom 100 in all of the country’s NCAA basketball teams in pace or this defense is that good, Minnesota has held Purdue and Michigan to 61 points or less in back-to-back games. That makes the ‘under’ 136.5 look solid for NCAA basketball games today, and the ‘under’ has cashed in seven of the last nine Golden Gophers games overall.
Minnesota has shock capability in them, as evidenced by their 70-67 win at Ohio State on January 12th as +14 point underdogs, but moments like that have been few and far between.
Odds Breakdown
Indiana Hoosiers
Moneyline: -520
Spread: -10 (-110)
Over/Under: 136.5
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Moneyline: +400
Spread: +10 (-110)
Over/Under: 136.5
Indiana Hoosiers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Pick and Prediction
Three of the Hoosiers’ five straight wins over the Golden Gophers have come by double digits, so there’s no reason to shy away from the double-digit spread in the Indiana vs Minnesota best bets. The Golden Gophers’ lack of offense doesn’t get any better with leading scorer Dawson Garcia on the college basketball injury report, questionable with an ankle issue.
Indiana still has some work to do to catch 8-1 Purdue in the conference, but the Hoosiers aren’t a bad sleeper pick on the odds to win March Madness the way Jackson-Davis is playing right now.
Indiana’s offense is dialed in, but what is really going to turn this game into a blowout is IU’s improved play on the defensive end. The Hoosiers are holding opponents to 59.6 points during their three-game win streak, and Minnesota would be lucky to break 50 on Wednesday.
Pick 1: Indiana -10
Pick 2: Under 136.5
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