Odds Trends Iowa-Minnesota Football

IOWA CITY, Iowa - The last few weeks, I've started this piece writing about the weather. Well, meteorologists once again have predicted that the elements could impact this game.Actual temperatures are expected to be in the single digits when Iowa travels to Huntington Bank Stadium for Saturday's Big Ten West showdown with rival Minnesota. Even those these programs are used to the cold, it doesn't free them from being affected by it.That said, it's hard to predict if either team would enjoy Rodions Kurucs Jersey an advantage in the cold. They both like to run the ball and struggle with consistency in the pa sing game.With that in mind, let's take a look at the matchup from a gambling perspective in our weekly Odds & Trends piece:Point Spreads Jason Kidd Jersey : Iowa opened up as a 3.0-point underdog in the Vegas Insider consensus on Sunday. The Gophers dropped to a 2.5-point favorite as of Friday morning. All eight books in the consensus showed it a Minnesota -2.5.Money Lines: The VI consensus opened with the Hawkeyes at +112, and it jumped to +115 as of Friday morning. Minnesota opened at -134, a number that rose to -138 on Friday.Bet MGM, Wynn and Points Bet showed Iowa at +120. Bet Rivers and UniBet put the Gophers at -132.Over/Under: Also referred to as "the total", this number represents the amount of combined points scored by the two teams.The VI consensus puts it at 32.5 Friday morning, right where it opened on Sunday. Every book in the consensus put it at 32.5 on Friday morning.Public Percentages Wagered: Books track the percentages of bets placed on each team in a given game.As of Friday afternoon, 59 percent of the bets placed on the contest went with Minnesota according to the Action Network.These percentages can, and often do shift as the game draws closer. The "sharps" (profe sional Keven Durant Jersey gamblers) frequently come in late with their bets.Minnesota Trends-Minnesota is 5-0 Against The Spread (ATS) in their its 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.-Golden Gophers are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 home games.-Minnesota is 7-3 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.Scroll to Continue-Golden Gophers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall.-Under is 4-0 in Minnesota's last 4 games following a straight up win.-Under is 6-1-1 in Golden Gophers' last 8 conference games.- Joe Harris Jersey Under is 5-1-1 in Minnesota's last 7 games overall.Iowa Trends-Iowa is4-1 ATS in its last 5 games overall.-Hawkeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games.-Iowa is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 road games.-Hawkeyes are 5-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.-Under is 8-3 in Iowa's last 11 games overall.-Under is 4-1 in Hawkeyes' last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.-Under is 4-1 in Iowa's last Jeff Green Jersey 5 games following a straight up win.Matchup Trends-Favorite is 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.-Hawkeyes are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.-Hawkeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Minnesota.Howe's Best Bet: Iowa +115 Money LineThe wrong team is favored in this game. Not sure if it's because oddsmakers feel the Gophers are due to break their seven-game skid in the series or the home field advantage, but Iowa's resume is superior. Minnesota lost to Purdue at home, a team the Hawkeyes handled in West Lafayette. The combined conference record of the teams the Gophers have defeated this season is 7-21. Take the Hawkeyes here and don't look back.