I am not sure how the tiebreakers work but IF the Gophers beat Iowa and Wisconsin AND Purdue and Illinois lose another game does that give the Gophers the division?
Out of 53 games played this past week with a point spread (ESPN Daily Line odds) only 12 covered the spread - underdog or favorites. 23% covered. Recent history has Vegas in the 42-46% range.
Useless info as a predictor but interesting to me who has absolutely no life:)
Quick recap of my observations:
Running game A-. I thought Mo and Potts both could have dinked instead of doinked a few times where a quick sidestep would have lead to more yards and/or touchdowns.
Offensive line B+. Their dominance of the NM DL was due more to sheer strength than...
I see recent odds have Minnesota as about a 40 point favorite. I believe this is too much for the following reasons:
Somewhat inexperienced offensive line.
PJ normally does not run up the score.
NMSU will have played a game against Nevada. Jerry Kill is a good coach and will make...
WAGERTALK has the Gophers opening LINE at -38 vs New Mexico State.
I could understand that line if the Gophers were playing White Bear Lake High School but...........
With a break from the NCAA the Power Five schools would need some type of recruiting/compliance rules to keep the playing field level.
Be careful what you wish for:)
Luck seems to be one of the few intangibles that tends to even out. Yes, it can be influenced by coaching and training (regarding injuries) but still it is there and it will have an impact.
The Gopher's overall depth has improved each year with many of the 2nd-3rd on the chart players playing...
I would be surprised at anything below 20th in AP Preseason Poll.. A look at the final top 15 this year will likely not show enough drop off to exclude them from the 2020 Preseason polls in the 1-20 range.
But, that's OK. I would rather be overlooked by the writers than praised ad nauseam.
This DOES NOT take into account strength of opponent - it is raw numbers only, Big Ten games only.
TEAM Home Ave Away Ave Diff H-A
Ohio State 43.3-12(+31.3) 51.8-10.3(+41.5) A +10.2
Minnesota...