Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Indiana Hoosiers
Saturday, 11/2/13, 3:30 PM EST
Opening Point Spread: Indiana -7
Current Betting Line: Indiana -7.5
Opening Total: 68
Current Total: 67.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
Minnesota has won two games in a row, including a 34-23 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers as 10.5-point home underdogs last Saturday, while going OVER the betting total of 52.5. The Golden Gophers lead the all-time series 37-25-3, but is 6-16-2 at Indiana, which is important to consider when making your college football expert picks in Week 10. Offensively, the team has rushed for 19 touchdowns this year, with 15 of those being five yards or shorter. Minnesota is 1-9 SUATS as road underdogs of 7.5 to 10 points in its last 10 opportunities in that situation.
The Golden Gophers are 12-0 when leading at the half in the Jerry Kill era, including a 5-0 mark this year. Minnesota entered the season with the second youngest and most inexperienced quarterback corps in the nation, but the offense possesses the 23rd-best rushing attack in the country, running the ball 368 times for 1,742 yards. The team has four players who have tallied at least one 100-yard game this year.
Indiana returns home after dropping back-to-back road games, including a 63-47 setback to the Michigan Wolverines as 8.5-point underdogs on Oct. 19, while going OVER the betting total for the sixth time in seven contests. The Hoosiers are 44-50-6 on Homecoming, including a 7-2 mark when hosting Minnesota, which is important to consider when looking over the college football betting lines Saturday afternoon. The team has scored 28-or-more points in eight straight games dating back to last season—a school record in that particular category. Indiana is 6-4 SU and 5-5 ATS as favorite the last two-plus seasons.
The Hoosiers are the first team in Big Ten Conference history with five 1,000-yard pass-catchers playing together at one time. Indiana is second in the conference and eighth nationally in averaging 42.4 points per game, with sophomore quarterback Nate Sudfeld leading the way with 1,726 passing yards and 14 touchdowns. The team is averaging 5.7 plays in 1:38 while covering 59.7 yards on its 44 scoring drives during the 2013 campaign.
Sports bettors will likely back the Golden Gophers due to their 10-3 ATS mark in their last 13 November games.
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