Central Michigan at Minnesota

Tubby Smith has started off on the right foot with his new team, starting off 2-0 including an impressive ten point win on the road at Iowa State. He inherited a team with five returning starters and that experience is helping the Gophers thus far. He now gets a C. Michigan team that was 13-18 last season and has started this season 0-3. The defenses of these two teams provide a stark contrast as Minnesota is allowing 55 per game while C. Michigan has allowed 80 per game - a 25 point per game difference! C. Michigan was outclassed in their first game a Missouri - we can give them a pass in that one. But, they then tookon C. Missouri State and lost outright as a 6.5 point favorite! Their last game at Niagara was also a loss, both SU and ATS. This team is 0-6 ATS as a road dog of 6.5 to 12 points the past couple of seasons and we expect them to lose again here big. Take the Gophers.