Minnesota vs. Northwestern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - March 7

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-16, 7-12 Big Ten) host the Northwestern Wildcats (13-17, 5-14 Big Ten) at Williams Arena, tipping off at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 7, 2026. The Wildcats are 3.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 133.5.

Their last time out, Minnesota lost 77-47 to Indiana on Wednesday. Cade Tyson scored a team-best 21 points for Minnesota in the loss. Northwestern fell in its last game 70-66 against Purdue on Wednesday. Nick Martinelli scored 28 points in Northwestern's loss, leading the team.

Minnesota vs. Northwestern Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Spread favorite: Minnesota -3.5
• Moneyline favorite: Minnesota -160
• Moneyline underdog: Northwestern +135
• Over/Under: 133.5 points

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• TV Channel: BTN
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Betting the Over/Under: Minnesota vs. Northwestern

• Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (133.5 points) 21 times this season.
• There have been 24 Northwestern games that ended with a combined score over 133.5 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 143.6 points per game, 10.1 points more than the total of 133.5 for this game.
• This matchup's total is 7.4 less than the 140.9 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• Minnesota has a 138.7 average over/under in its games this season, 5.2 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 12.3 points lower than the average over/under in Northwestern's games this season of 145.8.

Betting the Spread: Minnesota vs. Northwestern

• Against the spread, Minnesota is 14-16-0 this year.
• The Golden Gophers have an ATS record of 5-5 in their 10 games when favored by 3.5 points or more so far this season.
• Northwestern is 12-18-0 against the spread this year.
• So far this season, the Wildcats have been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more 14 times and are 8-6 ATS in those contests.
• At home this season, Minnesota is 9-7 against the spread and 12-4 overall.
• At home, Minnesota is 5-5 ATS as a 3.5-point favorite or greater.
• This season in away games, Northwestern is 5-5 against the spread and 3-7 overall.
• Northwestern is winless ATS (0-2) on the road as 3.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Minnesota vs. Northwestern

• Minnesota has been the moneyline favorite in 12 games this season and won eight (66.7%) of those contests.
• The Golden Gophers have entered 10 games this season favored by -160 or more and are 8-2 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.5% chance of a victory for Minnesota.
• Northwestern has been a moneyline underdog in 14 games this season and has come away with the win two times (14.3%) in those contests.
• The Wildcats have a mark of 2-12 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of +135 or worse on the moneyline.
• Northwestern has an implied victory probability of 42.6% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.