College Football Betting – Gophers vs Badgers

Week 6 of the College Football Betting schedule has tons of great rivalry games; one of those is for Paul Bunyan’s axe. The Minnesota Golden Gophers will face their long-time rival Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday, with the home team going off as the big College Football Betting favourite at -22 ½.

The Gophers do hold a 59-52-8 overall advantage in the series but Wisconsin has dominated of late, winning the past six meetings. In terms of Paul Bunions Axe, the Badgers hold a 35-24-3 advantage, and figure to add to that mark this weekend.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. #20 Wisconsin Badgers (Camp Randall Stadium – Madison, WI)

Saturday October 9th at 12 PM ET

You have to feel for Minnesota here. They are 1-4 on the year, including four straight defeats, and are facing a very good Wisconsin Badgers team that is fresh off their first loss of the season. You know the Gophers will get up for this game, but this program isn’t on the same level as a Badgers squad that will be looking to avenge their first loss of the season. The College Football Betting line is reflecting that fact, and although Wisconsin is going to win this game, I don’t know if it will be by more than three touchdowns.

College Football Betting Spread:

Minnesota – PS +22 ½ (-110) ML +1100

Wisconsin – PS -22 ½ (-110) ML -2000

Total – 58

The Gophers are going to need to build any momentum they can in this one, even if that just means keeping it close. After this Saturday’s contest against the Badgers, Minnesota heads to Purdue for a winnable game against the Boilermakers, and then home for two games against Penn State and Ohio State. 

If they can’t manage a win in any of those contests, which is very likely, don’t expect to see Tim Brewster next year.

Here are some College Football Betting Trends for this Matchup:

• Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Wisconsin.
• Over is 10-1 in the last 11 meetings.
• Golden Gophers are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 meetings.
• Golden Gophers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Wisconsin.
• Underdog is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

The Gophers played well last time out against a very good Northwestern team, coming up just short in the 29-28 loss. Although losing a one-point game can never feel good, they did some good things and showed they can hang in there with an elite team.

With this being a game they will have had circled on the calendar since the summer, you know they’re going to play hard. And to me, that means they’ll keep this one close against the College Football Betting Line.

College Football Betting Pick: Minnesota (+22 ½)