The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (4-9) are heavy underdogs (+16.5) as they look to stop an eight-game road slide when they take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-5) on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Williams Arena. The contest airs at 2:00 PM ET on Big Ten Network. The matchup’s over/under is 146.
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Minnesota Cover -16.5 vs Fairleigh Dickinson -108
Minnesota vs. Fairleigh Dickinson betting lines
- Minnesota moneyline odds to win: -1818
- Fairleigh Dickinson moneyline odds to win: +947
- Spread: Minnesota (-16.5)
- Total: 146
Minnesota statistics, trends and more
As the home team
- When playing at home last season, Minnesota owned a better record against the spread (15-3-2) compared to its ATS record on the road (7-3-0).
- When playing at home last year, the Golden Gophers eclipse the total 50% of the time (10 of 20 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, going over the total in 70% of games (seven of 10).
Last season stats
- The Golden Gophers put up 75.0 points per game and gave up 71.9 last year, ranking them 130th in the nation on offense and 177th on defense.
- Last year, Minnesota was 241st in college basketball in rebounds (31.1 per game) and 40th in rebounds allowed (29.3).
- The Golden Gophers were 16th-best in the country in assists (17.3 per game) last season.
Minnesota betting records this season
- ATS Record: 2-8-1 (Home: 2-6-0; Away: 0-1-0)
- ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 1-1-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 0-3-1)
- O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 3-5-0; Away: 1-0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.3 (255th in nation) | 43.1 (183rd) | 29.7 (313th) | 31.5 (202nd) | 15.3 (104th) | 9.7 (39th) |
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Fairleigh Dickinson statistics, trends and more
As the away team
- Against the spread, Fairleigh Dickinson has been better at home (2-0-0) than away (6-2-0).
- In terms of the over/under, Knights games have gone over two of two times at home (100%), and four of eight away (50%).
- As moneyline underdogs, the Knights have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-1) than on the road (0-8).
Last season stats
- The Knights ranked 102nd in the country last year with 75.9 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 325th with 77.6 points allowed per contest.
- Fairleigh Dickinson ranked 77th in the country with 34.2 boards per contest, but it gave up 36.3 rebounds per game, which ranked fourth-worst in college basketball.
- The Knights put up 15.1 dimes per game, which ranked them 57th in the nation.
Fairleigh Dickinson betting records this season
- ATS Record: 8-2-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 6-2-0)
- ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 3-1-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 8-2-0)
- O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 2-0-0; Away: 4-4-0)
- Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
- Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-9 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-8)
| Field Goal % | Opp. Field Goal % | Rebounds | Opp. Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.5 (127th in nation) | 45.5 (285th) | 30.1 (306th) | 34.8 (323rd) | 14.1 (186th) | 11.6 (178th) |
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