Northwestern vs. Minnesota Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 3

The Northwestern Wildcats (8-5, 0-2 Big Ten) hit the court against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-5, 1-1 Big Ten) as 5.5-point favorites on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. The matchup has an over/under of 137.5 points.

In its last matchup on Tuesday, Northwestern claimed an 80-60 win over Howard. Nick Martinelli scored a team-leading 32 points for Northwestern in the victory. In its most recent outing on Monday, Minnesota earned a 60-43 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson. Bobby Durkin's team-leading 19 points paced Minnesota in the win.

Northwestern vs. Minnesota Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET
• Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois
• Spread favorite: Northwestern -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Northwestern -275
• Moneyline underdog: Minnesota +220
• Over/Under: 137.5 points

How to watch Northwestern vs. Minnesota

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Northwestern vs. Minnesota

• This season, Northwestern's games have hit the over on this game's 137.5-point total 10 times.
• There have been eight Minnesota games that ended with a combined score higher than 137.5 points this season.
• The total for the matchup of 137.5 is 15.7 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Wildcats (80.5 points per game) and the Golden Gophers (72.7 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 3.3 fewer points than the 134.2 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• Northwestern has a 149.9 average over/under in its games this season, 12.4 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Minnesota's games have an average over/under on par with the over/under of this matchup (137.5 points).

Betting the Spread: Northwestern vs. Minnesota

• Northwestern is 4-9-0 against the spread this season.
• The Wildcats have been favored by 5.5 points or more eight times this season and are 3-5 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Minnesota is 5-8-0 this year.
• The Golden Gophers have been underdogs by 5.5 points or more three times this season and covered the spread once.
• Northwestern is 6-1 overall, and 3-4 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 5.5-point favorite or greater, Northwestern is 3-3 ATS.

Betting the Moneyline: Northwestern vs. Minnesota

• Northwestern has won eight of the 10 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Wildcats have been at least a -275 moneyline favorite six times this season and won each of those games.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Northwestern has a 73.3% chance to win.
• Minnesota has been a moneyline underdog in five games this season and has come away with the win one time (20%) in those contests.
• This season, the Golden Gophers have come away with a win one times in three chances when named as an underdog of at least +220 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Minnesota has a 31.2% chance of walking away with the win.