Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Williams Arena Monday as host Minnesota looks to handle the Toledo Rockets in NCAA hoops action.

The Rockets will try to spoil to the party on Monday; they are 0-1 ATS against the number this season, while the Golden Gophers are 0-0 ATS. Toledo is 0-1 on the totals; Minnesota is 0-0.



View Toledo vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
College basketball odds makers at Sportsbook opened the Minnesota Golden Gophers as 18-point favorites in this matchup. Check for the latest spread and over-under at the sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Golden Gophers, most recently No. 110 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Rockets, who rate No. 165 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 91-43 victory for the Golden Gophers.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Minnesota has the nation's No. 148-rated offensive output, at 72 PPG. The visiting Rockets defense ranks No. 148 allowing on average 62 PPG. The Golden Gophers FG% has averaged 43.5% so far, more than the Rockets marksmen have achieved on the year, 35.1% per game.

Defensively, Toledo features the nation's No. 226-rated defense on the road, allowing 62 points per game. Minnesota, meanwhile, comes in at No. 129 nationally in scoring at home.

Toledo lost its last outing, a 62-50 result against Loyola of Chicago on November 9. They failed to cover in that game as a 4-point underdog. The Rockets got 15 points from Julius Brown, but it was Loyola of Chicago that prevailed in a 62-50 final on Friday at Joseph J. Gentile Center.

In their last action, Minnesota was a 72-36 Sportsbook at home against American. The battle between the Golden Gophers and Eagles didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as American was handed a 72-36 defeat on Friday at Williams Arena.


Toledo Rockets Trends:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
After playing Loyola of Chicago are 1-0
After a loss are 6-4

Minnesota Golden Gophers Trends:
When playing on Monday are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

A few Rockets at Golden Gophers trends to consider:
Toledo is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Toledo at Northern Iowa, Wednesday, November 14
Minnesota home to Tennessee State, Thursday, November 15