The Minnesota Golden Gophers will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Blue Demons in DePaul at Wide World of Sports Complex on Thursday in college basketball action.

This matchup is a neutral-site affair being played at Wide World of Sports Complex.

The Blue Demons sport records of 2-0 and 0-0 ATS heading into this battle, while the Golden Gophers have 4-0 and 1-0 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 0-0 for the Blue Demons and 0-1 for the Golden Gophers.



View Minnesota vs DePaul Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Golden Gophers listed as 9.5-point favorites

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 341 (Blue Demons) and the No. 239 (Golden Gophers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 88-86 result in favor of the Golden Gophers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits DePaul's No. 17-ranked offense, averaging 85.5 PPG, against a Golden Gophers defense that ranks No. 31 at 56.5 PPG. The Blue Demons field goal percentage has averaged 51.6% so far, more than the Golden Gophers marksmen have achieved on the year, 48.3% per game.

Defensively, Minnesota features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. DePaul, meanwhile, comes in at No. 45 nationally in scoring at home.

Minnesota was an 85-56 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Mount St. Mary's. Minnesota cruised to victory on Monday, running Mount St. Mary's out of the gym and running up an 85-56 score at Williams Arena.

DePaul was an 80-70 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Miss Valley State. DePaul earned an 80-70 victory over Miss Valley State on Monday, getting 24 points from Jeremiah Kelly at Allstate Arena.


Minnesota Golden Gophers Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Mount St. Mary's are 1-0
After a win are 6-4

DePaul Blue Demons Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Mississippi are 0-1
After a win are 4-6

A few Golden Gophers at Blue Demons trends to consider:
DePaul is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games


Next up:
Minnesota home to Virginia Tech, Wednesday, November 30
DePaul home to Mississippi, Thursday, December 1