Minnesota at Illinois

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have had to replace 40 points of offense from a year ago, and things have gotten worse as their top scorer and rebounder, Trevor Mbakwe has been lost for the season. Mbakwe was contributing 14 points per game and 9 boards. Illinois is going to slow the game down and play defense, which is what they do best. They allowed 78 points to Missouri in their last game, but that was a season low for the run-and-gun Tigers. The Illini have held 11 of 13 opponents to 64 points or less and this game is likely to play out in the 50s at best. Minnesota is now 6-0 to the UNDER vs. a winning team - a feat duplicated by the Illini, who are also 6-0 to the UNDER vs. a winning team. Believe it or not the last six meetings are also 6-0 to the UNDER. Clearly, play this one UNDER the total.