The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Bradley Center.
Oddsmakers currently have the Musketeers listed as 1-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total is sitting at 142.
Minnesota lost to Ohio State 90-61 as a 4-point underdog on Sunday in the Big Ten Tournament final. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (128.5).
Lawrence Westbrook led Minnesota with 17 points and Devoe Joseph had 14 points.
Xavier fell short in an overtime affair with Richmond, falling 89-85 in the A-10 semifinals at Boardwalk Hall Saturday.
Richmond covered as a 3-point underdog while the final score played OVER the 136-point total.
Team records:
Minnesota: 21-13 SU, 17-16 ATS
Xavier: 24-8 SU, 20-11 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Ohio State are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Xavier most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
After playing Richmond are 7-3
After a loss are 10-0
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Xavier is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 6 games
Xavier is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Oddsmakers currently have the Musketeers listed as 1-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total is sitting at 142.
Minnesota lost to Ohio State 90-61 as a 4-point underdog on Sunday in the Big Ten Tournament final. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (128.5).
Lawrence Westbrook led Minnesota with 17 points and Devoe Joseph had 14 points.
Xavier fell short in an overtime affair with Richmond, falling 89-85 in the A-10 semifinals at Boardwalk Hall Saturday.
Richmond covered as a 3-point underdog while the final score played OVER the 136-point total.
Team records:
Minnesota: 21-13 SU, 17-16 ATS
Xavier: 24-8 SU, 20-11 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Ohio State are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Xavier most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
After playing Richmond are 7-3
After a loss are 10-0
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Xavier is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Xavier's last 6 games
Xavier is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games