Another rendition of another one of college football’s oldest rivalries is set to take place on Saturday, November 26th as The Battle of Paul Bunyan’s Axe will take place at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-3) will hit the road to face off with their arch nemesis the Wisconsin Badgers (9-2). The game will be showcased on The Big Ten Network with a scheduled kick-off of 3:30 PM ET. The last meeting between both teams in 2015 resulted in a 31-21 Wisconsin triumph in the Twin Cities over the Golden Gophers.
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers Overview
Minnesota comes in humbly with a fantastic record of 8-3. The three losses this year were by margins of a touchdown or less against three Big Ten powerhouses: Penn State, Nebraska and Iowa. Two of those three defeats were suffered on the road, one of which required overtime before a victor was determined.
Wisconsin at 9-2 is undoubtedly the best two-loss team in America as they lost to two teams ranked as high as #2 by a touchdown or less. The Badgers have rattled off six in a row and own wins over LSU, Nebraska and Iowa this season. A win puts Bucky in the Big Ten Championship Game against Ohio State, Penn State or Michigan.
Minnesota at Wisconsin Betting Trends
- Minnesota is winless against Wisconsin in the last ten meetings.
- Wisconsin has won their last six overall.
- Over is 14-2 in the last 16 contests.
- Underdog is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 matches.
Public Money Consensus
We have seen 84% of the public take the Huskies against the spread while spotting points to the home pooch Cougars. In this market Wiscy spotting points requires less juice at -105 compared to the Golden Gophers who are priced at -115 with a fifteen-point take. There has been significant action on the Over in Over/Under markets and thus this market has risen by 1.5 points from 42.5 to 44.