Minnesota vs. Southern Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 12

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0) host the Southern Jaguars (0-4) at The Barn, tipping off at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The Golden Gophers are 24.5-point favorites in the game. The point total is set at 140.5 for the matchup.

Their last time out, Minnesota won on Monday 63-61 over Cincinnati. In Minnesota's win, Kyan Evans led the way with a team-high 26 points (adding 10 rebounds and five assists). Southern dropped its last matchup 84-47 against Iowa State on Tuesday. Lionel Larvadain III's team-high 10 points paced Southern in the losing effort.

Minnesota vs. Southern Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: The Barn in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Spread favorite: Minnesota -24.5
• Moneyline favorite: Minnesota -20000
• Moneyline underdog: Southern +3433
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Minnesota vs. Southern

• Minnesota's games went over 140.5 points scored, its current matchup's over/under, 16 times (out of 33) last year.
• A total of 26 Southern's games last season (out of 31) went over 140.5 total points scored.
• These teams averaged a combined 149 points per game a season ago, 8.5 more points than the over/under of 140.5 set for this game.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 5.9 more points per game last season (146.4) than this matchup's over/under of 140.5 points.
• The average point total for Minnesota's games last year was 2.7 fewer points than the over/under of 140.5 in this matchup.
• Southern's games in 2025 averaged a total of 157.6 points, 17.1 more than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Minnesota vs. Southern

• Minnesota went 14-19-0 ATS last season.
• The Golden Gophers were favored by 24.5 points or more five times last season, and covered the spread in two of those contests.
• Southern won 13 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 18 times.
• The Jaguars were an underdog by 24.5 points or more four times last season, and covered the spread in one of those matchups.
• Minnesota was 13-4 overall, and 9-8 against the spread, at home last season.
• At home last year, Minnesota had two wins ATS (2-3) as a 24.5-point favorite or more.
• Last season on the road, Southern was 9-10 against the spread and 7-12 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Minnesota vs. Southern

• Minnesota finished 9-5 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 64.3% of those games).
• The Golden Gophers won all three games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -20000 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives Minnesota a 99.5% chance to win.
• Last season, Southern won three out of the 12 games, or 25%, in which it was the underdog.
• The Jaguars were not a bigger underdog last season than the +3433 moneyline set for this game.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Southern has a 2.8% chance to win.