Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction

Minnesota vs Wisconsin Game Information

Minnesota vs Wisconsin Preview

Minnesota (8-7, 0-4 in Big Ten) heads to Madison to face Wisconsin (12-3, 2-2 in Big Ten) in a Big Ten Conference meeting between these two rivals at the Kohl Center on Friday night. In their last 5 games, the Golden Gophers are 2-3, losing at Indiana by 15 (82-67), beating Fairleigh Dickinson by 14 (74-60) and Morgan State by 22 (90-68) and then falling to Purdue by 20 (81-61) and Ohio State by 1 in OT (89-88) back-to-back to remain winless in conference. In their last 5 games the Badgers are 4-1, losing at Illinois by 6 (86-80), and then winning their next 4 against Butler by 9 (83-74), Detroit Mercy by 23 (76-53), Iowa by 31 (116-85), and at Rutgers by 12 (75-63). Online sportsbook DraftKings currently has Wisconsin priced at 120/1 to capture the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament with Minnesota at monster longshot 1,000/1 odds.

Minnesota Still Looking For its First Big Ten Win

Minnesota (2-11-2 ATS, 7-8-0 O/U) played a close one last time out but the Golden Gophers (+682 Moneyline) still find themselves winless in Big Ten Conference play and free falling to a .500 mark overall. Minnesota covered ATS in its first game, then failed to cover the next 13 games before getting the money last game in a narrow Loss to Ohio State. The Golden Gophers are led by catalyst F Dawson Garcia (18.2 PPG, 7.1 RPG), G Mike Mitchell Jr. (12.8 PPG, 3.5 APG), G Lu’Cye Patterson (10.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 3.9 APG), F Parker Fox (7.9 PPG), G Isaac Asuma (5.9 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 2.5 APG), and G Brennan Rigsby (5.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG). Minnesota was great at Home last season (16-4) but will need to improve on the Road (3-9 last season). Minnesota averages 68.8 ppg (#340) while allowing 66.7 PPG and 34.3 RPG (#317) and 16.1 APG (Tied-#77).

Minnesota Betting Trends

• Minnesota is 1-11-2 ATS in its last 14 games overall
• The Over is 6-1-0 in the Golden Gophers last 7 games
• The Golden Gophers have lost 7 straight games SU in the Big Ten
• The Golden Gophers are 1-5-0 ATS in their last 6 games
• Minnesota was 22-3-0 ATS (88%) at one point last 2023-24 season
• Minnesota is the only school in the Big Ten without a Win

Wisconsin Large Favorites at Home at Kohl

Wisconsin (8-6-1 ATS, 11-4-0 O/U) began the season 8-0, and the only 3 Losses so far for the Badgers (-978 Moneyline) have been to Michigan, Marquette, and Illinois—all in a row. Wisconsin is led by G John Tonje (18.4 PPG, 5.1 RPG), G John Blackwell (15.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.5 APG), F Nolan Winter (11.2 PPG, 6.1 RPG), G Max Kiesmit (10.5 PPG, 3.0 APG), F Steven Crowl (9.7 PPG, 5.6 RPG), and G Kamari McGee (6.5 PPG, 2.7 RPG). The Badgers are currently averaging 83.3 PPG (#32) and allowing 71.3 PPG (+12.0 ppg Point Differential) heading into this game. Last season, Wisconsin finished 11-9 in the Big Ten (22-14 overall) and ended up just 3-9 on the Road.

Wisconsin Betting Trends

• Wisconsin is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games overall
• The Badgers are 2-3-0 ATS in their last 5 Road games
• The Over is 5-0-0 in Wisconsin’s 3 Road and 2 Neutral Site games
• Wisconsin is 4-0 SU in its last 4 games (+9, +23, +31, +12)
• The Badgers were 16-19-1 ATS in the 2023-24 NCAAB season (45.7%) 

Minnesota vs Wisconsin Prediction

It seems the early season Road tests (and losses) at Marquette and Illinois did Tonje and this Wisconsin team some good, as since then, the Badgers have gone 4-0 SU and are feeling fine after big Wins over Iowa and Rutgers. In the last 10 series meetings, Wisconsin is 8-2 SU but it’s Minnesota who is 8-2-0 ATS and the Side getting the money the last 5 meetings. The Badgers have won 7 straight in the series but the last 5 have all been close (6, 1, 3, 4, 2). The Under is a powerful 7-2-1 over that span, going 4-1-0 in Madison and 3 straight times. With the Total at 140.5 points, this Minnesota vs Wisconsin NCAAB pick looks for another relatively close and low-scoring game between these two border rivals.

Kevin’s Prediction: Minnesota-Wisconsin Under 140.5