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I was putting together this week's edition of "The Gopher Scoop," and I started looking at just the games between Minneapolis between Minnesota and Wisconsin over the past several decades, and it was really quite amazing to me how much of a true rivalry game this has been when it's been in Minneapolis.
-Since a 35-10 Minnesota victory in 1969, Minnesota and Wisconsin have played in Minneapolis 20 times.
-In those 20 meetings, Minnesota has won 10 games, and Wisconsin has won 10 games
-In only three of the 20 meetings has the winning team won by a margin of more than 10 points. Minnesota won 24-3 in 1975, Wisconsin won 56-17 in 1983, and Minnesota won 42-31 in 2001.
-In 16 of the 20 meetings, the games have been decided by a touchdown or fewer
-In nine of the 20 meetings, the games have been decided by a field goal or less
-Over the course of these 20 meetings, Wisconsin has outscored Minnesota by a mere 11 points, by a margin of 522-511. This equates to an average score of 26.1-25.6, or 0.55 points per game.
-The only major discrepancy is the scoring breakdown for when the teams win and lose. Minnesota has stayed roughly the same offensively, win or lose, as they have scored an average of 25.9 points in their 10 wins, and 25.2 points in their 10 losses. Wisconsin, however, has been up and down, scoring an average of 32.9 points in their 10 wins, and 19.3 points in their 10 losses.
-Going back further, Minnesota has had eight and nine-game winning streaks at home against Wisconsin. However, Wisconsin has never won more than three straight games in Minneapolis. Wisconsin has won the previous three games in Minneapolis.
In any case, I found some of these stats really interesting as to how close the games have actually been over the years when the game is in Minneapolis. What does it mean for Saturday? Not a whole lot, but if I were a bettor, I would bet against the 27-point Wisconsin spread. My thanks, as always, to Eric Thrall's awesome website for the capability to research.
This is one of several topics, by the way, in this week's edition of "The Gopher Scoop" on MSBN if you're interested.
-Since a 35-10 Minnesota victory in 1969, Minnesota and Wisconsin have played in Minneapolis 20 times.
-In those 20 meetings, Minnesota has won 10 games, and Wisconsin has won 10 games
-In only three of the 20 meetings has the winning team won by a margin of more than 10 points. Minnesota won 24-3 in 1975, Wisconsin won 56-17 in 1983, and Minnesota won 42-31 in 2001.
-In 16 of the 20 meetings, the games have been decided by a touchdown or fewer
-In nine of the 20 meetings, the games have been decided by a field goal or less
-Over the course of these 20 meetings, Wisconsin has outscored Minnesota by a mere 11 points, by a margin of 522-511. This equates to an average score of 26.1-25.6, or 0.55 points per game.
-The only major discrepancy is the scoring breakdown for when the teams win and lose. Minnesota has stayed roughly the same offensively, win or lose, as they have scored an average of 25.9 points in their 10 wins, and 25.2 points in their 10 losses. Wisconsin, however, has been up and down, scoring an average of 32.9 points in their 10 wins, and 19.3 points in their 10 losses.
-Going back further, Minnesota has had eight and nine-game winning streaks at home against Wisconsin. However, Wisconsin has never won more than three straight games in Minneapolis. Wisconsin has won the previous three games in Minneapolis.
In any case, I found some of these stats really interesting as to how close the games have actually been over the years when the game is in Minneapolis. What does it mean for Saturday? Not a whole lot, but if I were a bettor, I would bet against the 27-point Wisconsin spread. My thanks, as always, to Eric Thrall's awesome website for the capability to research.
This is one of several topics, by the way, in this week's edition of "The Gopher Scoop" on MSBN if you're interested.
