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The Quick Lane Bowl will see the Minnesota Golden Gophers heading into a showdown with the Bowling Green Falcons on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Kickoff is at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN.
The Golden Gophers are the favorites (-4) in their game against the Falcons, with the over/under at 38.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Golden Gophers are -192 and the Falcons are +158.)
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Game Info for Minnesota vs. Bowling Green
- Game Day: Tuesday, December 26, 2023
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Stadium: Ford Field
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | -4 | -110 | -110 | 38.5 | -110 | -110 | -192 | +158 |
Minnesota Pick Insights
- So far this season, Minnesota has put together a 3-9-0 record against the spread.
- When it has played as at least 4-point favorites this season, Minnesota is 2-3 against the spread.
- Minnesota games have gone over the point total on five of 12 occasions (41.7%).
Minnesota Stats & Insights
- Minnesota has been a bottom-25 offense this season, ranking ninth-worst with 302.6 yards per game. The defense is ranked 61st in the FBS (373.8 yards allowed per game).
- Minnesota has been a bottom-25 scoring offense this season, ranking 18th-worst with 20.2 points per contest. The defensive unit ranks 71st in the FBS (26.9 points allowed per game).
- Minnesota has been a bottom-25 pass offense this year, ranking eighth-worst with 153.2 passing yards per contest. The defense is ranked 58th in the FBS (219.2 passing yards allowed per game).
- Minnesota is averaging 149.4 rushing yards per game on offense (79th in the FBS), and ranks 74th on defense with 154.7 rushing yards allowed per game.
- In addition to a 47.2% third-down percentage allowed on defense, which ranks seventh-worst in the FBS, Minnesota has put up the 104th-ranked third-down percentage (35%) on offense.
- Minnesota ranks 39th in college football with a +3 turnover margin after forcing 19 turnovers (36th in the FBS) while committing 16 (53rd in the FBS).
Minnesota’s Best Players
- Athan Kaliakmanis has racked up 1,838 yards (153.2 ypg) on 156-of-294 passing with 14 touchdowns compared to nine interceptions this season.
- The team’s top rusher, Darius Taylor, has carried the ball 103 times for 591 yards (49.3 per game), scoring four times.
- Jordan Nubin has been handed the ball 124 times this year and racked up 535 yards (44.6 per game) with three touchdowns.
- Daniel Jackson’s leads his squad with 831 yards as a receiver. He’s racked up that yardage on 57 catches (out of 111 targets) and scored eight touchdowns.
- Corey Crooms has put together a 376-yard season so far, reeling in 28 passes on 56 targets.
- Brevyn Spann-Ford’s 25 receptions have yielded 239 yards and two touchdowns.
- Danny Striggow has collected 6.5 sacks to lead the team, while also picking up six TFL and 35 tackles.
- Minnesota’s leading tackler, Jack Henderson, has 43 tackles, four TFL, one sack, and two interceptions this year.
- Tyler Nubin leads the team with five interceptions, while also recording 38 tackles, one sack, and five passes defended.
Bowling Green Betting Insights
- Bowling Green has a 7-4-0 record against the spread this year.
- When it has played as at least 4-point underdogs this season, Bowling Green is 3-3 against the spread.
- Six of Bowling Green’s 11 games with a set total have hit the over (54.5%).
Bowling Green Pick Insights
- In terms of total offense, Bowling Green ranks 105th in the FBS (327.8 total yards per game) and 30th on the other side of the ball (329.8 total yards allowed per game).
- With 26.3 points per game on offense, Bowling Green ranks 73rd in the FBS. Defensively, it ranks 49th, allowing 23.5 points per game.
- Bowling Green has been dominant on pass defense, allowing just 192.7 passing yards per game (25th-best). Offensively, it ranks 108th in the FBS by posting 185.7 passing yards per game.
- Bowling Green ranks 86th in the FBS with 142.2 rushing yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 43rd with 137.2 rushing yards allowed per contest on defense.
- Bowling Green ranks 18th-worst in third-down conversion rate (33.3%), but it has been better on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 61st in the FBS with a 38.3% third-down rate allowed.
- Bowling Green has thrived in terms of turnovers, as its turnover margin of +8 ranks 17th-best in the FBS, with 27 forced turnovers (first in the nation) and 19 turnovers committed (86th in the nation).
Bowling Green’s Best Players
- Connor Bazelak has thrown for 1,709 yards (142.4 per game) while completing 61.2% of his passes and recording 11 touchdown passes with seven interceptions this season.
- Terion Stewart is his team’s leading rusher with 125 carries for 762 yards, or 63.5 per game. He’s found the end zone eight times on the ground, as well.
- Taron Keith has 457 receiving yards (38.1 per game) on 44 catches and three touchdowns while piling up 390 rushing yards on 66 carries with four touchdowns.
- Harold Fannin leads his team with 573 receiving yards on 39 receptions with six touchdowns.
- Odieu Hiliare’s 35 receptions (on 62 targets) have netted him 380 yards (31.7 ypg) and three touchdowns.
- Cashius Howell has 9.5 sacks to lead the team, and also has eight TFL and 21 tackles.
- Darren Anders, Bowling Green’s leading tackler, has 75 tackles, eight TFL, and 4.5 sacks this year.
- Jordan Oladokun has picked off a team-leading four passes. He also has 25 tackles, one TFL, and four passes defended to his name.
