Tonight’s Big Ten men’s basketball schedule features three games. In Minneapolis, the Golden Gophers of Minnesota (14-13, 6-10) host the Northwestern Wildcats (14-13, 5-11).
Minnesota saw their modest two-game win streak snapped with a rough home loss to Penn State, 69-60, this past Saturday. Northwestern has been idle since last Thursday when they smacked Ohio State in Columbus, 70-49.
A win by the Wildcats pulls them even in the Big Ten standings with the Golden Gophers.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Northwestern at Minnesota
- Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Time: 7:00PM EST
- Site: Williams Arena
- City: Minneapolis, MN
- Network/Streaming: Peacock
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Game odds for Wildcats at Golden Gophers
*odds courtesy of BetMGM
- Odds: Wildcats (+125), Golden Gophers (-150)
- Spread: Golden Gophers -2.5
- Total: 131.5 points
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Expert picks & predictions for Northwestern at Minnesota
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the home team tonight: Minnesota Golden Gophers ML
“This is by far the most winnable game remaining for Minnesota with contests versus Nebraska (away), Wisconsin (home) and Rutgers (road) remaining. The Gophers had their largest crowd of the season and lost outright to Penn State, which had to leave a sour taste in their mouth. The home team has owned this series and Minnesota’s won three straight at home and five consecutive counting neutral courts, so give me the Gophers on the ML out to -3.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Wildcats & Golden Gophers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Northwestern Wildcats at +2.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the over on the Game Total of 131.5.
Northwestern at Minnesota: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Northwestern’s last 3 against Minnesota have gone over the Total
- Minnesota is 4-12-1 at home this season against the spread
- Minnesota’s last three games have stayed UNDER the Total.
- Northwestern’s last two games have stayed UNDER the Total.
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