The Gophers season opener is four weeks from tonight when Minnesota hosts #2 ranked TCU in a primetime game on ESPN that kicks off at 8pm. Opening ncaa football betting lines have the Gophers as 18 point underdogs in this game and have set the over/under on the Gophers season at a modest 5.5 wins.
Most Gopher fans agree that Minnesota is once again being underrated. We see the Gophers finishing at 9-3 and heading back to a New Years Day bowl game. Here is the schedule breakdown for the season.
9/3/15: vs TCU
9/12/15: at Colorado State
9/19/15: vs Kent State
9/26/15: vs Ohio (Homecoming)
10/3/15: at Northwestern
10/10/15: at Purdue
10/17/15: vs Nebraska
10/31/15: vs Michigan
11/07/15: at Ohio State
11/14/15: at Iowa
11/21/15: vs Illinois
11/28/15: vs Wisconsin
The Gophers have to replace the offensive production of Maxx Williams and David Cobb and the defensive presence of Damien Wilson and Cedric Thompson, but in Jerry Kill’s fifth season, the team depth and athleticism has dramatically improved. No doubt, this Gophers team will be like the last two seasons as it will surpass expectations.