2010-11 Results Overall: 17-14 (Home 11-6 Road 3-7 Neutral 3-1 Postseason 0-1) Big Ten: 6-12 Conference Tournament: Lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Northwestern. Postseason: None Tubby Smith’s team is coming off a disappointing season. It was the first time in three years that they did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Gophers finished 17-14 and did not play in any postseason tournament. They will try to change that this season. Minnesota got off to an 11-1 start...
Read more about 2011-2012 Minnesota Basketball Predictions Minnesota at Michigan Line - September 26, 2011The No. 19 Michigan Wolverines will look to remain undefeated when they open up Big Ten play at home against the Minnesota Golden Gophers this Saturday. The Wolverines dominated San Diego State 28-7 to finish up non-conference play 4-0 for the third straight season. Things haven’t been going as great for the 1-3 Golden Gophers, who lost 24-37 at home to North Dakota State this past weekend. Michigan has won three straight in the series, but the two teams haven’t faced each other since...
Read more about Minnesota at Michigan Line Minnesota at USC Line - September 1, 2011The No. 25 USC Trojans are set to open the 2011 college football season this Saturday at home against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. USC won 32-21 at Minnesota in 2010, despite trailing 14-13 late in the 3rd quarter. The game is scheduled for 3:30 ET at the Coliseum. Current college football odds have USC favored by 23.5 points over Minnesota with the total set at 51.5. USC finished the 2010 season with an 8-5 overall record, but their two year suspension kept them out of a bowl game. This will...
Read more about Minnesota at USC Line 2011 Minnesota Football Predictions - June 20, 2011Minnesota is transitioning from volatile head coach Tim Brewster to the quiet and effective Jerry Kill (Northern Illinois). Kill understands that he is walking into to a tough situation and that he doesn’t have the depth or talent of a championship-caliber Big Ten team. He is bringing most of his coaching staff to join the Golden Gophers. Kill also brings good recruiting connections in Illinois. This is likely at least a three-year work-in-progress, but the Gophers should be a much more consistent...
Read more about 2011 Minnesota Football Predictions 2011 Big Ten Football Predictions - June 11, 2011The 2011 Big Ten Conference will be as wide open as it has been in several years as there appears to be no dominant squad this season. This will be a season of firsts in many respects as the Big Ten expands to 12 teams with the addition of Nebraska, has two divisions for the first time in its history (the poorly named Legends and Leaders), plays its first conference championship game, and could see a new champion for the first time in 6 seasons. Ohio State has been rocked by controversy all off season,...
Read more about 2011 Big Ten Football Predictions 2011 Big Ten Basketball Tournament Predictions & Schedule - March 8, 2011An automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be up for grabs this week, as the 11 Big Ten teams get ready to do battle in the 2011 Big Ten Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tournament is scheduled to get underway Thursday, March 10 and will conclude on Sunday, March 13. While teams like Ohio State, Purdue, and Wisconsin are all locks to make the Big Dance no matter how they perform, teams like Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, and Penn State all finished the conference...
Read more about 2011 Big Ten Basketball Tournament Predictions & Schedule Iowa at Minnesota Odds - November 23, 2010This Saturday the No.24 Iowa Hawkeyes will look to end the 2010 regular season with a big win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Hawkeyes lost yet another close game, falling to Ohio State 20-17, and now have four losses by a combined 15 points this season. The Golden Gophers were not in action last week, but come into the game off a 38-34 win over Illinois for their first conference win of the season. The Hawkeyes have won eight of the last nine against the Golden Gophers, and haven’t...
Read more about Iowa at Minnesota Odds Minnesota at Illinois - November 9, 2010This Saturday the Minnesota Golden Gophers are set to go on the road to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in Big Ten action. The Golden Gophers fell 31-8 to Michigan State last week for their ninth consecutive loss on the season. The Fighting Illini also come in off a loss, as they lost 67-65 in a triple-overtime thriller at Michigan. The home team has struggled in this series, losing each of the last three games, including a 35-32 win by Illinois last season. The oddsmakers don’t seem to...
Read more about Minnesota at Illinois Minnesota at Michigan State - November 3, 2010This Saturday the Michigan State Spartans will look to get back on track when they host the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Spartans suffered their first loss of the season last week, and it wasn’t pretty, losing 37-6 at Iowa. The Golden Gophers also come in off a big loss, as they fell to Ohio State 52-10 for their eighth straight loss. Michigan State has struggled against Minnesota lately, losing three straight and six of the last eight. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend,...
Read more about Minnesota at Michigan State Ohio State at Minnesota - October 28, 2010This Saturday the No.11 Ohio State Buckeyes will look to add to their win total when they go on the road to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Buckeyes responded from a disappointing loss at Wisconsin with a 49-0 beating of Purdue last week. The Golden Gophers are really struggling to get things going, as they fell to Penn State 33-21 at home for their seventh consecutive loss on the season. The Buckeyes had no trouble putting away the Golden Gophers last year, as they won 38-7 at home. The...
Read more about Ohio State at Minnesota Penn State at Minnesota - October 19, 2010This Saturday the Penn State Nittany Lions will look to get things turned around when they head to Minnesota to take on the Golden Gophers. Penn State was off last week, but in their last game against Illinois the Nittany Lions were blown out at home 33-13, while the Golden Gophers suffered their sixth straight loss last week, falling at Purdue 28-17. The Nittany Lions have won three straight in the series, including a 20-0 win last year. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend,...
Read more about Penn State at Minnesota Minnesota at Purdue - October 12, 2010This Saturday the Minnesota Golden Gophers will head to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers in Big Ten action. The Golden Gophers come in off a 41-23 loss at Wisconsin, and have now lost five straight since winning the season opener against Middle Tennessee. The Boilermakers got a nice win on the road last week, as they beat Northwestern 20-17 to start the 2010 season 1-0 in conference play. The Golden Gophers have won the last two in the series, including a 35-20 win at home last year,...
Read more about Minnesota at Purdue Minnesota at Wisconsin - October 5, 2010This Saturday the Paul Bunyan Axe will be up for grabs when the Minnesota Golden Gophers travel to Camp Randall Stadium to take on the 20th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin has won seven straight at home against Minnesota and the last five overall. In the their meeting a year ago Wisconsin managed just a 31-28 win on the road. The oddsmakers seem to think it won’t be so close this weekend, as the current college football odds have the Badgers favored by 22-points over the Golden Gophers...
Read more about Minnesota at Wisconsin Northwestern at Minnesota - September 28, 2010This Saturday the Minnesota Golden Gophers will host the Northwestern Wildcats, as both teams get ready to begin their Big 10 portion of their schedules. The Wildcats improved to 4-0 on the season with a nice 30-25 win over Central Michigan at home last week, while the Golden Gophers lost their third straight game of the season, as they fell 34-23 at home against Northern Illinois. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend, the current college football odds have the Wildcats favored...
Read more about Northwestern at Minnesota USC at Minnesota Line - September 15, 2010Check out our 2011 USC Minnesota odds by clicking the link. The No. 18 USC Trojans will visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday, September 18 at 12:30 PM EST. This is sure to be an interesting match up during Week 3 of the season, and the college football odds show the Trojans -12 over Minnesota with a total set of 53 points. These two teams have met just six times with USC owning the series with a 4-1-1 record, having won the last meeting 24-7 in Minneapolis, thirty years ago on September....
Read more about USC at Minnesota Line Minnesota at Middle Tennessee - September 1, 2010The Minnesota Golden Gophers visit the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Thursday, September 2 at 7:30 PM EST. This one is sure to be an interesting match up during Week 1 of the season, and the latest college football odds show Minnesota –3 over Middle Tennessee with a total set of 48.5 points. Middle Tennessee State was 7-1 in conference, 10-3 overall in 2009, making them the team to beat in the Sunbelt. The Blue Raiders will look to build upon last seasons revamped offense, the most dominant...
Read more about Minnesota at Middle Tennessee 2010 Minnesota Football Predictions - August 10, 2010The Minnesota Golden Gophers just haven’t been able to turn the corner under head coach Tim Brewster. In three years here, Minnesota has compiled a 14-24 record. The Gophers are coming off a 6-7 season that included a 3-5 record in Big Ten play, good for 8th place in the conference. With nine offensive starters back the Gophers should be able to put up points, but only two starters return on defense. Check out our 2010 Big Ten football predictions here at Betfirms to find out how this conference...
Read more about 2010 Minnesota Football Predictions 2009 Insight Bowl Lines - December 28, 2009Betting college football has never been easier, and BetUs is currently offering a 60% Signup BONUS! The Gophers (6-6) are playing in familiar territory when they travel to Tempe, AZ. This is the third time in the last four years they’ll be in Sun Devil Stadium, and they’ll be looking for their first win in the Insight Bowl against the Cyclones (6-6). This may be their best chance, as our college football spreads have Minnesota as the 2.5 point favorite, with a total set at 48.5....
Read more about 2009 Insight Bowl Lines Minnesota at Iowa College Football Betting Odds - November 17, 2009The 13th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes will look to cap off a successful season at home against a fading Minnesota Golden Gopher team in a battle for the Floyd of Rosdale. With a win, Iowa will wrap up a 10 win season and be a prime candidate to receive an at large bid to a BCS bowl. Red shirt freshman QB James Vandenburg will get his second start of the season after an impressive performance at Ohio State that almost resulted in a upset victory. Minnesota started the season 3-1, but have played .500 ball...
Read more about Minnesota at Iowa College Football Betting Odds Minnesota at Ohio State Football Betting Lines - October 21, 2009Just when it seemed like things were coming together for the Buckeyes, they lost a shocker at Purdue last weekend. Minnesota was hoping to try to prove they are for real, but they failed to score a point at Happy Valley last weekend. Both teams will come into this game looking to prove a point, so expect to see a much better performance from both teams than you saw just last weekend. Talk radio is buzzing in Columbus and the heat is on Terrelle Pryor. Pryor was an extremely highly touted prospect...
Read more about Minnesota at Ohio State Football Betting Lines College Football Lines: Minnesota vs Penn State - October 14, 2009Minnesota travels to Happy Valley to take on the Nittany Lions of Penn State in Big 10 conference matchup this Saturday. The Golden Gophers are much improved under coach Tim Brewster, but Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions still have lofty goals for their season. If Minnesota wants to put its name back on the map for real here is a great chance, but Penn State can’t afford to lose another Big 10 game. Two years ago Minnesota was the laughing stock of the conference. Last year Minnesota bounced back...
Read more about College Football Lines: Minnesota vs Penn State Purdue at Minnesota College Football Odds - October 7, 2009This Saturday the Purdue Boilermakers will travel to Minnesota to take on the Gophers in a Big 10 conference battle. It seems these two teams might be headed in different directions right now as the Gophers have turned things around from being cellar dwellers and Purdue has fallen from contender down toward the bottom of the Big 10. The Gophers enter at 3-2 and Purdue enters this game at just 1-4 on the season. Just a reminder that the best deal going for this college football betting season is...
Read more about Purdue at Minnesota College Football Odds Wisconsin vs Minnesota Football Odds & Picks - October 2, 2009The Wisconsin Badgers travel to Minnesota this afternoon with a 4-0 record. They have a very balanced offense that can beat you in the passing game or the running game. Head coach Bret Bielema has this program running the right way and has players who trust his game plan. Senior quarterback Scott Tolzien has been better then Badgers fans ever would have expected, he’s totaled 884 passing yards with eight touchdowns to two interceptions. In his last game vs. Michigan State, the biggest one of...
Read more about Wisconsin vs Minnesota Football Odds & Picks Minnesota vs Northwestern College Football Odds - September 24, 2009The Minnesota Golden Gophers have to be glad that Cal RB Jahvid Best is no longer in town. Best blitzed the Gophers defense for five touchdowns including two in the fourth quarter to seal a 35 to 21 win in a game that was tied in the third quarter. Minnesota will look to bounce back at Northwestern against a pesky Wildcat team. Northwestern suffered their first loss of the season at Syracuse last weekend when a last second field goal attempt sailed through the uprights. Pat Fitzgerald’s Wildcat...
Read more about Minnesota vs Northwestern College Football Odds Minnesota vs Syracuse Betting Lines - September 4, 2009The Minnesota Golden Gophers travel to Syracuse to take on the Orangemen on Saturday, September 5th. This game will be nationally televised on ESPN 2 at 12:00 EST. Both teams are coming off disappointing seasons, which has been a staple for each program for a few years now. Minnesota started 7-1 last season before losing their final five games. Syracuse went 3-9 last year, prompting the hiring of new head coach Doug Marrone. The oddsmakers feel the Gophers will get off to another fast start in 2009...
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