Northwestern at Minnesota 11/12/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 11/06/2022 at 9:06 PM ET

Northwestern at Minnesota 11/12/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Northwestern Wildcats visit Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Northwestern dropped 1-8 overall and 1-5 in Big Ten play following its 21-7 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. Northwestern was held to 285 yards of total offense and gave up 283 yards of total offense to Ohio State. Northwestern running back Evan Hull rushed for 122 yards and one touchdown. 

Brendan Sullivan has passed for 495 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher is Evan Hull with 701 yards with four touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Malik Washington with 519 yards and one touchdown reception. On defense, linebacker Bryce Gallagher is the leading tackler with 87. Northwestern has 14 quarterback sacks and five interceptions. 

Minnesota improved to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten following its 20-13 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday. Minnesota gained 300 yards of total offense and the Golden Gophers held Nebraska to just 267 yards of total offense. Muhammad Ibrahim rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns while Minnesota quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis passed for 137 yards.

Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan has passed for 1,324 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher is Mohamed Ibrahim with 1,092 yards and 13 touchdowns, while the leading receiver is Brevyn Spann-Ford with 358 yards and two touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Mariano Sori-Marin is the leading tackler with 68. Minnesota has 14 quarterback sacks and 10 interceptions.

Northwestern is coming off a loss while  Minnesota was a winner on Saturday and will pick up another victory next week versus Northwestern but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in six of Northwestern's last seven played in Minnesota as well as in seven of Minnesota's last 10 overall against the Wildcats. Northwestern is scoring an average of only 17.9 points per game and Minnesota is allowing an average of only 14.4 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Golden Gophers win but our best play is UNDER 23-13.

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