BleedGopher
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per Connor:
Minnesota — 7.5
The bet — Under
You really couldn’t ask for a more favorable pre-November schedule. The Gophers have:
0 non-conference games vs. Power 5 teams
1 game vs. Power 5 bowl team (6-win Purdue)
B1G road games at Purdue and at Rutgers
Crossover games vs. Rutgers and Maryland
So while one might look at that and think the over is the smart play, I’m going in the different direction and saying 8-4 doesn’t happen in Year 3 of the P.J. Fleck era. My fear is that the Gophers’ finish to 2018 is being held in too high regard and that we’re assuming just because Minnesota is ranked No. 10 in percentage of returning production that improvement is imminent.
I’m more of the belief that a 7-5 regular season is on the horizon. It still worries me that 3 teams who missed the postseason absolutely smacked Minnesota before it finished the season so well. And I think the division itself is better than it was a year ago. The Gophers are still a tough team to predict from week to week, but as a whole, they should be better in 2019. Just not 8-4 better.
https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/my-favorite-early-bets-b1g-win-projections-2019/
Go Gophers!!
Minnesota — 7.5
The bet — Under
You really couldn’t ask for a more favorable pre-November schedule. The Gophers have:
0 non-conference games vs. Power 5 teams
1 game vs. Power 5 bowl team (6-win Purdue)
B1G road games at Purdue and at Rutgers
Crossover games vs. Rutgers and Maryland
So while one might look at that and think the over is the smart play, I’m going in the different direction and saying 8-4 doesn’t happen in Year 3 of the P.J. Fleck era. My fear is that the Gophers’ finish to 2018 is being held in too high regard and that we’re assuming just because Minnesota is ranked No. 10 in percentage of returning production that improvement is imminent.
I’m more of the belief that a 7-5 regular season is on the horizon. It still worries me that 3 teams who missed the postseason absolutely smacked Minnesota before it finished the season so well. And I think the division itself is better than it was a year ago. The Gophers are still a tough team to predict from week to week, but as a whole, they should be better in 2019. Just not 8-4 better.
https://saturdaytradition.com/big-ten-football/my-favorite-early-bets-b1g-win-projections-2019/
Go Gophers!!