The Golden Gophers hope to be lousy hosts on Wednesday as the Iowa Hawkeyes pay a visit to Williams Arena on the college basketball betting menu.

The Golden Gophers sport records of 12-3 and 6-6 ATS heading into this battle, while the Hawkeyes have 9-6 and 6-4 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 5-7 for the Golden Gophers and 7-2-1 for the Hawkeyes.



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Betting Line:
If you're going with the Golden Gophers in this one, they're listed as 7.5-point favorites on the NCAAB betting menu for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 96 (Golden Gophers) and the No. 158 (Hawkeyes) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 78-77 result in favor of the Golden Gophers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Minnesota's No. 228-rated squad against Iowa's No. 93-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Minnesota rates No. 289 in the country with 4.8 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 271 nationally with 5 per match.

Defensively, Iowa features the nation's No. 284-rated defense on the road, allowing 77 points per game. Minnesota, meanwhile, comes in at No. 232 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Iowa was a 72-65 Sportsbook on the road against Wisconsin. They covered the 17–point spread as underdogs. Iowa got 18 points from Aaron White en route to a 72-65 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday at Kohl Center.

Minnesota was a 61-56 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Michigan. They covered the 6–point spread as underdogs. Minnesota suffered a 61-56 loss against Michigan on Sunday, getting 11 points from Rodney Williams in a losing effort at Crisler Arena.


Iowa Hawkeyes Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Ohio State are 3-7
After playing Wisconsin are 4-6
After a win are 4-6

Minnesota Golden Gophers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Purdue are 7-3
After playing Michigan are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8

A few Hawkeyes at Golden Gophers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Iowa's last 7 games on the road
Iowa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Iowa is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Iowa is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Iowa
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Iowa


Next up:
Iowa home to Ohio State, Saturday, January 7
Minnesota home to Purdue, Sunday, January 8