Northwestern at Minnesota

Minnesota has one of their best teams in quite some time, and they will play host to Northwestern in Big-10 Conference play. Northwestern has had a pair of big wins in their last two weeks, none bigger than knocking off Wisconsin 20-14 in their last game. Hidden within that apparent defensive stand, holding the potent Badgers' attack to 14 points, was the fact that Wisconsin rushed for 284 yards at 7.7 yards per carry. It was the turnovers that did the Badgers in as they coughed the ball up four times, and had a -4 turnover margin. That has certainly aided the oddsmakers here in holding the total down, with the apparent defensive stand by the Wildcats a week ago, but it wasn't as it appeared. The Golden Gophers were thwarted vs. a powerful TCU defense, but otherwise are averaging nearly 33 points per game. This game sure looks like it possesses a lot of value on the OVER, and Minnesota is now 13-6 to the OVER in their last 19 games at home vs. a team with a winning road record. Northwestern is coming off a bye, and that has led to a 6-2 mark to the OVER in their last eight when following a week off. Take the OVER in this one.