Minnesota vs. Penn State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 1

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-11, 3-7 Big Ten) play the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-12, 0-10 Big Ten) on February 1, 2026 at Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions are underdogs by a 1.5-point margin as they enter the matchup losers of six in a row with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5 points.

Minnesota is coming off of a 67-63 loss to Wisconsin in its last outing on Wednesday. Bobby Durkin put up 20 points, three rebounds and two assists for Minnesota. Penn State's last outing on Thursday ended in a 94-73 loss to Northwestern. Kayden Mingo put up 15 points, two rebounds and four assists for Penn State.

Minnesota vs. Penn State Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
• Where: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania
• Spread favorite: Minnesota -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Minnesota -116
• Moneyline underdog: Penn State -104
• Over/Under: 142.5 points

How to watch Minnesota vs. Penn State

• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Minnesota vs. Penn State

• This season, Minnesota's games have seen a combined score higher than this game's 142.5-point total eight times.
• This season, 16 games Penn State has played finished with a combined score higher than 142.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 148 points per game, 5.5 points more than the total of 142.5 for this game.
• This game's over/under is 4.4 fewer points than the 146.9 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for Minnesota's games is 140.0 points, 2.5 lower than the over/under of 142.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 12.5 points separates the average over/under in Penn State's games (155.0 points) and this game's over/under (142.5).

Betting the Spread: Minnesota vs. Penn State

• Minnesota has nine wins against the spread in 21 games this season.
• This season, the Golden Gophers have an against-the-spread record of 4-5 in their nine games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
• Against the spread, Penn State is 8-13-0 this season.
• This season, the Nittany Lions have an against-the-spread record of 5-7 in their 12 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• At home this season, Penn State is 7-5 overall and 4-8 against the spread.
• At home, as a 1.5-point underdog or greater, Penn State has one win ATS (1-6).
• On the road, Minnesota is 3-3 against the spread, and 1-5 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Minnesota vs. Penn State

• Minnesota has won seven of the nine games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Golden Gophers have entered nine games this season favored by -116 or more and are 7-2 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for Minnesota.
• Penn State has been named as the moneyline underdog 11 times this season but has yet to come away with a victory in any of those games.
• The Nittany Lions have yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of -104 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• Penn State has an implied victory probability of 51% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.