Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Badgers (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 34

Camp Randall Stadium is the site where the Wisconsin Badgers (6-5) will attempt to beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-4) on Saturday. Minnesota opens this game as 2.5-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 34.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers head into this matchup 7-4 for this season. In their last matchup, the Golden Gophers played the Iowa Hawkeyes and took a loss by a score of 13-10. Athan Kaliakmanis finished 7/15 with 87 yds through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 82.1 and ended the game with 1 interception. Mohamed Ibrahim was the leader on the ground for the Golden Gophers with 39 totes for 263 yds (6.7 yds per attempt). On the day, they ran 65 plays which converted into 399 yds. The Minnesota Golden Gophers ran the rock 50 different times and totaled 312 yards, earning them an average of 6.2 yards per carry. Against the run, the Golden Gophers gave up 59 yards on 28 attempts, which averages out to 2.1 yds per rush surrendered. Minnesota surrendered 15 completions on 24 tries for 221 yards, and a completion rate of 62.5%.

The Golden Gophers currently have 4,433 total yards for the season. With reference to getting in the endzone, Minnesota has compiled 8 touchdowns through the air and 32 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 13 times. Minnesota has tallied 246 1st downs offensively, and they have been called for 41 penalties for 361 yards. As a team they hold an average of 229.2 yards via the ground game which ranks them 9th in Division 1. When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are averaging 28.7 PPG.

The Golden Gophers rank 4th in D-1 when it comes to team defense, allowing 13.1 points per game. They are allowing 3.6 yards per run and 102.5 rushing yards per game on the year. For the season, they have conceded 1,128 rushing yards through 11 outings. Regarding passing yards, the Golden Gophers are allowing 1,893 yds which has them sitting in 10th in D-1. They are conceding 172.1 yards per outing through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 57.8%. In total, they have yielded 274.5 yards per outing which puts them 7th in college football. They have relinquished 8 touchdowns via the pass and 7 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Badgers come into this game with a record of 6-5 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Badgers took home the win by a final score of 15-14 when they faced the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Graham Mertz (1 TD) ended the game with 83 yards on 8/18 passing while his quarterback rating was 90.4. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.6. Chez Mellusi ran the ball 21 times for 98 yds, ending the game with 4.7 yards per attempt for Wisconsin. Wisconsin ran the ball for 4.5 yards per tote, finishing the game with 235 yds on 52 carries. The Badgers finished with a total of 318 yds while they ran 70 plays (4.5 yards per play). The Badgers secondary allowed a completion percentage of 60.0%, relinquishing 106 yds on 12 for 20 passing. Wisconsin allowed 29 rush attempts for 65 yards (2.2 yds per carry).

The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 365.4 yards per outing, which ranks them 86th in D-1. The Wisconsin offense has compiled 677 penalty yds on 73 violations, which ranks 46th in the nation in terms of giving up free yards. For the season so far, the Badgers have thrown for 2,083 yards via the pass along with an average of 189.4 throwing yards per outing, ranking them 112th in the nation. In terms of their scoring prowess, the Badgers rank 74th in the nation scoring 27.5 points per game.

The Badgers are allowing 20.3 points per game, which has them sitting 29th in college football. Wisconsin has allowed the opposition a total of 1,140 yards rushing (103.6 yards per contest) and 14 touchdowns via the rush this season. This season, they have given up 223 points in total. They have surrendered 14 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 191.6 yards/game, which has them sitting 24th in the country. The Badgers defense has taken part in 696 plays, which has them ranked 25th in college football.

Who will win tonight's Golden Gophers/Badgers college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Badgers -2.5

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