Clemson at Minnesota 12/2/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 12/01/2019 at 11:55 PM ET

The Clemson Tigers visit Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Monday to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Tigers fell to 5-2 following a 71-67 loss to Colorado on Tuesday in the MGM Resorts Main Event championship game. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Tigers. Aamir Simms was the high scorer in the loss for the Tigers with 23 points.

Tevin Mack is the leading scorer for the Tigers with an average of 15.4 points per game. Aamir Simms is the second leading scorer and the leader in rebounds with averages of 11.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Freshman Al-Amir Dawes leads Clemson in assists with an average of 3.4 per game.

The Golden Gophers fell to 3-4 on the season following a 73-68 loss to the DePaul Blue Demons on Friday. Daniel Oturu was the stats leader for Minnesota in the loss scoring 19 points, pulling down 18 rebounds and blocking four shots. Payton Willis chipped in with 16 points while Alihan Demir had 14.

Daniel Oturu leads the Golden Gophers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 17.0 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. Marcus Carr is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 13.0 points and 6.3 assists per game. Four players are averaging double figures in scoring for Minnesota.

Minnesota is just 3-4 on the season but has played well in its four losses losing by 9, 8, 4 and 5. The Golden Gophers have covered the number in 5 of the last 7 at home and 4 of the last 5 following a loss ATS. Clemson has failed to cover the nut in 9 of its last 12 versus a Big Ten opponent and each of its last 9 played on Monday. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Golden Gophers win and cover ATS 74-69.

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