College Basketball Picks & Predictions for Wednesday, December 15, 2010
By Drew Sharper
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (TheSpread) – No. 21 Minnesota is looking to get its 10th win on the season Wednesday when the Gophers host Akron. Here is a breakdown of my pick for his contest.
Minnesota is 9-1 on the season and 5-1 at home while Akron is 4-3 on the season and 2-2 on the road.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com have released their odds for this game and made Minnesota a 14.5-point favorite at home. The over/under has been set at 139. Here is a look at the trends and my pick for tonight’s game.
Akron vs. Minnesota, 8:30PM ET
Minnesota is 11-5 against the spread in their last 16 non-conference games while Akron is just 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 non-conference games. My pick for this one is with the Gophers as the Zips have had some sizeable losses on the road already and Minnesota is playing good basketball right now.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL FREE PICK: MINNESOTA -14.5