Oregon vs. Minnesota betting: College basketball preview for January 25

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The No. 15 Oregon Ducks (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten) are favored (by 4.5 points) to continue an eight-game road winning streak when they visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten) on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The matchup’s point total is set at 139.5.

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Oregon Cover -4.5 vs Minnesota -110

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Oregon vs. Minnesota betting lines

  • Oregon moneyline odds to win: -193
  • Minnesota moneyline odds to win: +159
  • Spread: Oregon (-4.5)
  • Total: 139.5

Oregon statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Oregon has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered three times in 11 games at home, and it has covered two times in four games when playing on the road.
  • The Ducks have hit the over on the total in a higher percentage of home games (54.5%) than away games (50%).
  • Oregon has won a lower percentage of its matchups as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 8-3 (.727). In road games as a moneyline favorite, it owns a record of 3-0 (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Ducks’ offense has been worse over their last 10 games, scoring 77.0 points a contest compared to the 78.4 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Oregon’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (72.0) is 2.1 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (69.9).
  • The Ducks are trending up from beyond the arc during their last 10 outings, making 7.8 threes per game and shooting 35.3% from long range in comparison to their season-long averages of 7.7 makes and 34.2% from distance in the 2024-25 season.

Oregon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-10-0 (Home: 3-8-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 4.5+: 5-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-10-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-3 (Home: 8-3; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.5 (101st in nation) 41.4 (78th) 32.4 (181st) 30.3 (137th) 15.0 (104th) 10.8 (111th)

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Minnesota statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Minnesota has had better results on the road (2-2-0) than at home (4-9-0).
  • Golden Gophers games have finished above the over/under 53.8% of the time at home (seven of 13), and 50% of the time on the road (two of four).
  • When moneyline underdogs, the Golden Gophers have won the same percentage of games (.250) at home (1-3) and on the road (1-3).

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Golden Gophers are averaging 73.8 points per game, 4.4 more than their season average (69.4).
  • While Minnesota is allowing 68.7 points per game in 2024-25, it has been worse in its last 10 games, allowing 77.5 points per contest.
  • The Golden Gophers are making 7.6 threes per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.8 more than their average for the season (6.8). Likewise, they have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 games (34.1%) compared to their season average from downtown (31.9%).

Minnesota betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-12-1 (Home: 4-9-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 4.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-7-0; As Underdog: 4-5-1)
  • O-U-P: 9-10-0 (Home: 7-6-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 8-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-8 (Home: 1-3; Away: 1-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.1 (227th in nation) 43.3 (172nd) 31.3 (253rd) 31.5 (200th) 15.6 (80th) 9.7 (28th)
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