Jacksonville at Minnesota 11/24/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 11/24/2021 at 8:32 AM ET

The Jacksonville Dolphins visit Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Jacksonville is 2-1 following a 63-54 loss to UCF on Tuesday night. Jacksonville trailed by only one point at halftime but was outscored by eight points in the second half. The leading scorer for Jacksonville was Tommy Bruner with 13 points.

Jordan Davis is leading Jacksonville in scoring and assists with averages of 14.3 points and 2.7 assists per game, while Osayi Osifo is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 9.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Jacksonville is scoring an average of 65.3 points per game while shooting 45.2% overall and 34.5% from 3-point territory.

Minnesota is a perfect 4-0 following a 78-49 victory over the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. Sean Sutherlin was the leading scorer for Minnesota with 19 points. Minnesota shot 49.1% overall and held Purdue Fort Wayne to 32.8% shooting. Minnesota committed only 12 turnovers and forced the Mastodons into committing 20.

Jameson Battle is the leading scorer for Minnesota with an average of 18.8 points per game, while Eric Curry is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.5 rebounds per game and Luke Loewe is the leader in assists with an average of 3.8 per game. Minnesota has four players averaging double-figures in scoring and the Golden Gophers are scoring an average of 77.3 points per game and shooting 47.6%.

Although Minnesota had only one player returning from last season's roster, the Golden Gophers are off to an exceptional start at 4-0 straight up and against the spread. Minnesota is allowing opponents to an average only 63.5 points per game and the Golden Gophers score an average of 77.3 points per game. Jacksonville struggles to put the ball in the hoop, as the Dolphins are scoring an average of only 65.3 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Golden Gophers win and cover ATS 66-49.

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