Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Guaranteed Rate Bowl college football matchup on December 28, 2021.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will meet the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl.
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Odds for Minnesota vs. West Virginia
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Over/Under Insights
- Minnesota’s games this season have gone over 45 points seven of 12 times.
- West Virginia has combined with its opponents to score more than 45 points in nine of 12 games this season.
- The two teams combine to average 52.9 points per game, 7.9 more than the over/under in this contest.
- The 42.6 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 2.4 fewer than the 45 total in this contest.
- The average total in Golden Gophers games this season is 48.0, 3.0 points above Tuesday’s over/under of 45.
- The 45-point over/under for this game is 7.7 points below the 52.7 points per game average total in Mountaineers games this season.
Minnesota Stats and Trends
- In Minnesota’s 12 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
- This season, the Golden Gophers have just two against the spread wins in five games as a favorite of 4.5 points or more.
- Minnesota has gone over the point total in 50% of its opportunities this year (six times over 12 games with a set point total).
- This year, the Golden Gophers put up just 1.8 more points per game (26.1) than the Mountaineers allow (24.3).
- When Minnesota records more than 24.3 points, it is 5-2 against the spread and 6-1 overall.
- The Golden Gophers collect only 10.6 more yards per game (360.3) than the Mountaineers give up per contest (349.7).
- When Minnesota amasses more than 349.7 yards, the team is 5-2 against the spread and 5-2 overall.
- The Golden Gophers have 11 giveaways this season, while the Mountaineers have 12 takeaways .
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Minnesota at SISportsbook.
West Virginia Stats and Trends
- Against the spread, West Virginia is 6-6-0 this year.
- The Mountaineers have an against the spread record of 3-1 in their four games as an underdog of 4.5 points or more this year.
- West Virginia’s games this year have gone over the total in five out of 12 opportunities (41.7%).
- This year the Mountaineers score 8.5 more points per game (26.8) than the Golden Gophers allow (18.3).
- When West Virginia puts up more than 18.3 points, it is 5-4 against the spread and 6-3 overall.
- The Mountaineers rack up 98.5 more yards per game (383.3) than the Golden Gophers give up (284.8).
- In games that West Virginia piles up more than 284.8 yards, the team is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
- This season the Mountaineers have turned the ball over 19 times, four more than the Golden Gophers’ takeaways (15).
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.















