NCAA Football Handicapping: Minnesota vs Northwestern

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Ryan Field.

Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Gophers listed as 1-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

Adam Weber passed for 224 yards and two touchdowns in Minnesota’s 35-21 loss to California in Week 3.

The Golden Bears managed to cover the 13.5-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day’s posted total (52.5).

Northwestern went down, 37-34, on a 41-yard field goal from Syracuse at the Carrier Dome in Week 3.

Syracuse covered as a 1.5-point home underdog while the final score played over the 46-point total.

Team records:
Minnesota: 2-1 SU, 1-2 ATS
Northwestern: 2-1 SU, 0-2 ATS

Minnesota most recently:
When playing in September are 5-5
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 3-7

Northwestern most recently:
When playing in September are 6-4
When playing on grass are 8-2
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Northwestern
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern
Minnesota is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Northwestern is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Northwestern is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Northwestern is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Northwestern is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Next up:
Minnesota home to Wisconsin, Saturday, October 3
Northwestern at Purdue, Saturday, October 3