Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Guaranteed Rate Bowl college football matchup on December 28, 2021.
The Guaranteed Rate Bowl will feature a matchup between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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Odds for Minnesota vs. West Virginia
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Over/Under Insights
- Minnesota and its opponents have gone over the current 44.5-point total in seven of 12 games (58.3%) this season.
- West Virginia has combined with its opponents to score more than 44.5 points in nine of 12 games this season.
- Tuesday's total is 8.4 points lower than the two team's combined 52.9 points per game average.
- The 42.6 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 1.9 fewer than the 44.5 over/under in this contest.
- The average total in Golden Gophers games this season is 48.0, 3.5 points more than Tuesday's total of 44.5.
- In 2021, games involving the Mountaineers have averaged a total of 52.7 points, 8.2 more than the set total in this contest.
Minnesota Stats and Trends
- Minnesota is 7-5-0 against the spread this year.
- This season, the Golden Gophers have just two against the spread wins in five games as a favorite of 5 points or more.
- Minnesota's games this year have gone over the total in six out of 12 opportunities (50%).
- The Golden Gophers put up just 1.8 more points per game (26.1) than the Mountaineers surrender (24.3).
- Minnesota is 5-2 against the spread and 6-1 overall in games when it puts up more than 24.3 points.
- The Golden Gophers rack up only 10.6 more yards per game (360.3), than the Mountaineers give up per contest (349.7).
- When Minnesota churns out more than 349.7 yards, the team is 5-2 against the spread and 5-2 overall.
- This year, the Golden Gophers have 11 turnovers, one fewer than the Mountaineers have takeaways (12).
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Minnesota at SISportsbook.
West Virginia Stats and Trends
- In West Virginia's 12 games this year, it has six wins against the spread.
- The Mountaineers have been underdogs by 5 points or more three times this season and have covered the spread twice.
- West Virginia's games this season have gone over the point total in 41.7% of its opportunities (five times in 12 games with a set point total).
- The Mountaineers average 8.5 more points per game (26.8) than the Golden Gophers allow (18.3).
- West Virginia is 5-4 against the spread and 6-3 overall when the team puts up more than 18.3 points.
- The Mountaineers rack up 383.3 yards per game, 98.5 more yards than the 284.8 the Golden Gophers allow.
- In games that West Virginia picks up more than 284.8 yards, the team is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
- The Mountaineers have turned the ball over four more times (19 total) than the Golden Gophers have forced a turnover (15) this season.
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.