Minnesota at Northwestern

The Northwestern Wildcats won the Big-10 Championship last year. After a 4-0 start to this season, it looked like they had the talent to be in the mix again. They played their hearts out at home vs. Ohio State, but just didn't have enough to get it done. Last week at Wisconsin, this team looked battered and bruised both physically and mentally. They have to now try to pick up the pieces against a competent Minnesota team that is also 4-2. The coaches have sensed the team mood as not having fun, so they tried to lighten things up this week to help loosen things up, but two straight losses don't go just get laughed away. Northwestern has benefitted from 17 takeaways, 5th best in the nation, and that has them looking better than they really are. The Wildcats have gone just 4-9 ATS in their last 13 at home vs. a winning team, and 1-5 ATS when following an ATS loss. The Gophers are no strangers to getting the money here, as they are 7-0 ATS in their last seven at Northwestern. Play on Minnesota.