Minnesota at Penn State 2/8/20 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Golden Gophers visit Bryce Jordan Center in University Park,  Pennsylvania on Saturday for a Big 10 tilt against the No. 22 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. Minnesota improved to 12-10 overall and 6-6 in the Big Ten following is 70-52 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers on Wednesday. Payton Willis led the Golden Gophers with 21 points after hitting five of his seven shots from 3-point territory.

Daniel Oturu is the leading scorer and rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 19.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, while Marcus Carr is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 15.5 points in 6.8  assists per game. Minnesota has three players averaging double figures in scoring .

Penn State improved to 17-5 overall and 7-4 in the Big Ten following its 75-70 victory over the Michigan State Spartans on Tuesday. Lamar Stevens was the leading scorer for Penn State with 24 points while Myreon Jones scored 20 points after hitting 6 three pointers. Penn State is just one game back in the Big Ten behind Maryland and Illinois.

Lamar Stevens is the leading scorer for Penn State with an average of 16.9 points per game, while Myreon Jones is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 14.1 points and 3.0 assists per game. Mike Watkins leads the Nittany Lions and rebounding with an average of 8.2 per game.