Insight Bowl: Minnesota vs. Kansas Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-1 and sitting pretty in the Big Ten at the end of October. Then, they four in a row and fell to 7-5 and a date with the Kansas Jayhawks December 31 at Sun Devil Stadium.
The 7-5 teams will battle for the Insight Bowl.

Oddsmakers currently have the Jayhawks listed as 8½-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game’s total is sitting at 60.

Minnesota was shut out 55-0 by Iowa in Week 13 as a 7-point underdog at home. That game’s 55 points made it OVER the posted total of 44.5.

Minnesota fell to 7-5 overall with the loss.

Todd Reesing’s TD pass to Kerry Meier with 33 seconds remaining gave Kansas a 40-37 upset win over Missouri in Week 14.

The Jayhawks covered the 16.5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the posted total of 70.

Team records:
Minnesota: 7-5 SU, 7-4 ATS
Kansas: 7-5 SU, 6-5 ATS

Minnesota most recently:
When playing in December are 3-4
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing outside the conference are 6-4

Kansas most recently:
When playing in December are 2-1
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing outside the conference are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 7 games
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas’s last 6 games
Kansas is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Kansas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games