Gophers open as 4 point underdogs at home against Wisconsin

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If I were a gambling man I’d drop a fair amount on that. The line means nothing, other than an opportunity for profit.
 

Interesting. I was expecting 3 points either way.
 

Awesome, was really hoping Vegas would make us home underdogs again....love it.

How did that work out in the Penn State game again? I forget.
 

Love being the underdog. Especially at home.
 



Understandable. A team's reputation is built on years, not months.
 

straight up comical

I think they’d make the Gophers a home dog to even a 3 or 4 loss SEC team at this point
 

Sagarin had WI over MN by seven points. Take away three points for home field advantage for MN and there you go- a four point spread.
As has been mentined ad nauseam the spread is to have equal amounts of $ bet on each team.
It has nada, nothing, zero, zilch to do with prejudice for or against any team.
This is a very paranoid group.
 



Just another week to beat the spread. Make it 8 of 9 conference games.
 


Looking forward to being +21 against Ohio State the following week. Gophers keep winning but their computer ranking won't budge, even past Iowa State or Texas A&M
 




If we tackle well and maintain gap integrity I think we can win. If we tackle like they revert to on occasion and allow Taylor to cut back ... then I think we have a rough time with the Badgers. I think this game lies in the hands of the defense ... if they step up Gophers could win.
 

MNSpaniel said:
If we tackle well and maintain gap integrity I think we can win. If we tackle like they revert to on occasion and allow Taylor to cut back ... then I think we have a rough time with the Badgers. I think this game lies in the hands of the defense ... if they step up Gophers could win.
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Yup - the Gophers have to maintain discipline on Defense.
 

MNSpaniel said:
If we tackle well and maintain gap integrity I think we can win. If we tackle like they revert to on occasion and allow Taylor to cut back ... then I think we have a rough time with the Badgers. I think this game lies in the hands of the defense ... if they step up Gophers could win.
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Missed tackles are typically a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.

According to Fleck on WCCO this morning, they didn't prepare at all for the offense that Northwestern ran when Marty came in and I think that was the main reason why our guys missed as many tackles as they did yesterday.

I think we'll do a decent job of bottling Taylor up and not allowing the big play.
 


die hard gopher said:
Missed tackles are typically a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.

According to Fleck on WCCO this morning, they didn't prepare at all for the offense that Northwestern ran when Marty came in and I think that was the main reason why our guys missed as many tackles as they did yesterday.

I think we'll do a decent job of bottling Taylor up and not allowing the big play.
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If Taylor has a good or great day Mn will have a very hard time winning.
 

Gophers are going to tear Bucky Badger a new hole. It's the Gophers time to prove there is a new Sherrif in the West Division.
 



BarnBurner said:
If Taylor has a good or great day Mn will have a very hard time winning.
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I think this game is going to be won/lost on the other side of the ball.

Morgan has struggled w/ inclement weather in the past. Minnesota's receivers need to get a ton of separation to deal with decreased accuracy.

Lots of double moves against corners on slippery ground should take care of it.

I don't think Chryst is going to come out throwing against Winfield in the snow so Minnesota should be able to help themselves in the run game, and just play single-high.
 

MNVCGUY said:
Awesome, was really hoping Vegas would make us home underdogs again....love it.

How did that work out in the Penn State game again? I forget.
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If lots of Penn St fans bet on it, probably well.
 

hello-world said:
I think this game is going to be won/lost on the other side of the ball.

Morgan has struggled w/ inclement weather in the past. Minnesota's receivers need to get a ton of separation to deal with decreased accuracy.

Lots of double moves against corners on slippery ground should take care of it.

I don't think Chryst is going to come out throwing against Winfield in the snow so Minnesota should be able to help themselves in the run game, and just play single-high.
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What inclement weather games are you referring to?
 

PMWinSTP said:
What inclement weather games are you referring to?
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It rained against Nebraska and his ball was coming out high. Obviously 8 for 13 is still good stats, but UW's defensive backs will be better than Nebraska's and those high balls could turn into interceptions.
 

hello-world said:
It rained against Nebraska and his ball was coming out high. Obviously 8 for 13 is still good stats, but UW's defensive backs will be better than Nebraska's and those high balls could turn into interceptions.
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Nebraska game...you are kidding, right?
 

PMWinSTP said:
Nebraska game...you are kidding, right?
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No, I'm definitely not. He was floating balls over the middle and threw Johnson right into a safety at one point. This forum is quick to forget because it was a huge win and the numbers looked good.
 


Kamal Martin didn't impress last week in his return; hopefully he's back up to speed for this one and ready to make an impact. If he doesn't have a big game, it's probably gonna be a long day for the defense.
 


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