Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 1/9/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-2) are en route to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday where they will take on the Indiana Hoosiers (11-3).

The Minnesota Golden Gophers stepped onto the hardwood against Illinois and took a loss by a final of 76-53 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up finishing with 16 and Illinois recorded 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 6 of 14 attempts from downtown. Illinois finished the contest at 84.2% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 19 tries. Furthermore, Illinois grabbed 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Illinois totaled 18 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Concerning the defense, Minnesota allowed the other team to go 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 11 steals. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Golden Gophers converted 6 of 13 shots for a rate of 46.2%. Minnesota walked away from the game with a 35.5% FG percentage (22 of 62) and made 3 out of their 15 shots from 3-point land.

Payton Willis is someone who had an impact in the game. He recorded 9 points on 3 of 11 shooting. He played 38 mins and also snagged 5 boards. He finished the contest at 27.3% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a mark of 10-2 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 9.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 13.5 fouls every game. As a team, Minnesota is snagging 32.8 boards per game and is sitting with 155 assists for the year, which has them ranked 272nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 35.5% on 3-pointers (87 of 245) and 70.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 70.4 points per game (223rd in Division 1) while hitting 45.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Gophers are able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.2 personal fouls. They are surrendering 25.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 83rd in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.2). The Golden Gophers defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.4% (297 of 717) and they relinquish 38.4 boards per game as a team. They rank 62nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 138 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana Hoosiers went home victorious with a score of 67-51 when they played Ohio State. The Hoosiers were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the game. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Ohio State earned 13 personal fouls for the game which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They were able to bury 15 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In regard to shots from downtown, Indiana buried 2 out of 15 tries (13.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hoosiers finished 25 for 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0%. The Hoosiers permitted Ohio State to convert 16 of 52 tries from the floor which left them shooting 30.8% in this game. They finished the game shooting 29.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 of 27 and finished the game at 11 of 12 at the charity stripe (91.7%). In reference to rebounds, Indiana permitted Ohio State to grab 32 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Trayce Jackson-Davis pitched in for the Hoosiers for this game. He tallied 27 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in the game. He buried 11 of 17 in the matchup giving him a rate of 64.7%, and added 12 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 11-3 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hoosiers are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is 37th in college basketball. Indiana has accounted for 1,051 points on the year (75.1 per contest) and they snag 40.6 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (66th in D-1) and they turn it over 14.4 times per game. The Hoosiers are committing 16.7 fouls every game and they connect on 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The Hoosiers are ranked 32nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 60.9. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 35.1% from the floor (2nd in college basketball). The Indiana defense gives up 29.6% on three-point shots (97 of 328) and opponents are making 75.4% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.6 dimes and 32.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 17th and 81st in college hoops.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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