12/30 Music City Bowl VA VS Minnesota noon est

[Spartacus]

Gophers, Cavaliers tangle in Music City Bowl

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will tangle with the Virginia Cavaliers on Friday, December 30 in the Music City Bowl at The Coliseum in Nashville.

Sporting a 7-4 overall record and a 4-4 mark within the conference, the Gophers aim to knock the Cavaliers (3-5 in the conference) for a loss.

Minnesota has opened as a 3-point favorite in this game, while oddsmakers have set the opening total at 55.5 points.

Al Groh's troops went to Miami last game and came away with a 25-17 loss. Oddsmakers had them as 17-point underdogs in that one.

Minnesota, on the other hand, will try to shake off a loss last time out against Iowa. They were 6-point underdogs and ended up on the wrong end of a 52-28 score.

 

[Spartacus]

12:00 Est

 

[harmonica]

I'm a Big 10 honk.

 

[bluehen]

I'll take Minn to even up the action.

 

[pong21]

I was checking the stats on espn, and Im pretty sure the gophers can cover the spread today.

 

[bluehen]

I was checking the stats on espn, and Im pretty sure the gophers can cover the spread today.

If you believe in thier running game against Virginia's run def.

 

[pong21]

If you believe in thier running game against Virginia's run def.

Their ground game is crazy. Two 1000 yard rushers with both over 10 Tds each.
The o-line should be proud.

 

[pong21]

Plus Cupito has more passer yards and a better TD/INT ratio.

But those are just stats, when the game gets started none of that shit even matters.

 

[bluehen]

Their ground game is crazy. Two 1000 yard rushers with both over 10 Tds each.
The o-line should be proud.

They are looking pretty good on thier first series.

 

[pong21]

They are looking pretty good on thier first series.

And just as good on the second series.