Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/27/2021

Two sliding teams square off when the Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-11) visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-18) on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET. The Golden Gophers are 2.5-point favorites as they look to stop a four-game losing streak against the Cornhuskers, who have lost 15 straight. The matchup has an over/under of 145.5.

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ATS Records for Minnesota and Nebraska

Minnesota Leaders

• Marcus Carr leads the Golden Gophers in scoring (19.1 points per game) and assisting (5.1 assists per game).
• Liam Robbins paces the squad with 6.6 rebounds per game.
• The Golden Gophers are led by Carr from beyond the arc -- he knocks down 2.0 shots from downtown per game.
• Carr leads the team with 1.2 steals per game. Robbins collects 2.7 blocks a game to pace Minnesota.

Nebraska Leaders

• Dalano Banton is number one on the Cornhuskers leaderboard in both rebounds (6.1 per game) and assists (4.2 per game).
• Teddy Allen has outperformed his Nebraska teammates in scoring, putting up 17.1 points per game to go with 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
• Allen leads the Cornhuskers in shooting from beyond the arc, averaging 2.1 made threes per game.
• Nobody on Nebraska grabs more steals than Trey McGowens (1.5 per game) or blocks more shots than Banton (1.0 per game).

Minnesota vs Nebraska: Last 4 Meetings

Minnesota leads the past four matchups 3-1 over Nebraska. The Golden Gophers have beat the spread more often than not against the Cornhuskers, holding a 2-0 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 73.7 points per game the Golden Gophers score are just 0.2 fewer points than the Cornhuskers give up (73.9).
• Minnesota has a 9-0-1 record against the spread and an 11-0 record overall when putting up more than 73.9 points.
• When Nebraska allows more than 73.7 points, it is 2-9 against the spread and 0-12 overall.
• The Cornhuskers' 69.5 points per game are only 3.8 fewer points than the 73.3 the Golden Gophers give up to opponents.
• When it scores more than 73.3 points, Nebraska is 3-0 against the spread and 4-4 overall.
• Minnesota is 3-8-2 against the spread and 4-9 overall when it allows its opponents to score more than 69.5 points.
• The Golden Gophers have totaled just nine more points than their opponents this season (0.4 per game on average), while the Cornhuskers have been out-scored by 97 total points (4.4 per game average differential).

Rebounding Insights

• The Golden Gophers and the Cornhuskers are evenly matched on the glass this season, with the teams averaging similar numbers (34.9 and 35 boards per game, respectively).
• When Nebraska earns the rebounding advantage they are 3-3 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Minnesota is 3-9-1.
• The Golden Gophers average 10.7 offensive boards per game, more than the Cornhuskers by 2.5 rebounds per contest.
• When the Golden Gophers grab the most offensive rebounds they are 3-7-2 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, the Cornhuskers are 2-8.
• Both teams have struggled to gain an advantage on the glass. Minnesota records an average rebounding margin of -2.9 rebounds per game. Nebraska averages a margin of -3.9 rebounds.