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The Syracuse Orange and Minnesota Golden Gophers will square off in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. It's time to continue our college football odds series with a Syracuse-Minnesota prediction and pick. Syracuse ended their regular season at 7-5, going an even 4-4 in ACC play. The Orange surprised many with their…

Here is a capsule look at today's games of interest: Kickoff: 3 p.m. TV: Fox Radio: WDBQ-FM 1097.5 Series record: Minnesota leads, 62-51-2. What's at stake: The West Division title is back in play in for both teams with each on three-game winning streak. The Hawkeyes and Gophers are in a four-way tie for first place with Illinois and Purdue,…

Early betting lines are available for half of Penn State's 2022 football schedule, including the most notable games. And for the most part, oddsmakers like the Lions - except Ohio State, of course. Fanduel has listed the following early lines for Penn State: Sept. 1: Penn State is a 3-point favorite at Purdue Sept. 17: Penn State is a 1-point…

This column treaded more water in Week 8 of the college football season, finding the window with underdog Liberty's outright win over BYU and with the Oregon-UCLA game going over the total. But Northern Illinois' predicted starting quarterback never saw the field and the Huskies lost as a favorite to Ohio, and suddenly struggling James Madison…

In two weeks, the Big Ten has gone from having five ranked teams to three: Wisconsin fell out of the rankings after Week 2 and this week, Michigan State was dropped after a poor showing at Washington (39-28 final). The three teams that remain in the top 25, though - (3) Ohio State, (4) Michigan, and (14) Penn State - looked great in Week 3 matchups…

The Purdue Boilermakers have completed their nonconference schedule and re-enter Big Ten play against the early West Division leader, the No. 23 (USA TODAY) Minnesota Gophers. Purdue (2-2) held on for dear life against Florida Atlantic as Austin Burton filled in for injured quarterback Aidan O'Connell with 3 passing touchdowns. The Boilermakers…

Last week ATS: 7-11 (5-7 B1G, 2-4 National) Season ATS: 28-29-2 (15-16-1 B1G, 13-13-1 National) (All lines courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook.) Maryland v. No. 4 Michigan (-17) - 12:00 p.m. - FOX We should find out a little bit about Michigan in this game, since we haven't really been able to learn much about the Wolverines in their first three…

In two weeks, the Big Ten has gone from having five ranked teams to three: Wisconsin fell out of the rankings after Week 2 and this week, Michigan State was dropped after a poor showing at Washington (39-28 final). The three teams that remain in the top 25, though - (3) Ohio State, (4) Michigan, and (14) Penn State - looked great in Week 3 matchups…

Week 4 in college football betting upon us, and there's an endless stream of info to take in with a huge slate of games. We're helping you out and delivering the most important college football odds, weather, and key injuries for Week 4 action. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports Welcome back for another week of college football betting action that will…

When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan TV: BTN Radio: KFAN, 100.3 FM Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy, 8 mph north wind Betting favorite: Minnesota, minus-3 Records: Minnesota is 3-0 after blowing out lower-level nonconference foes Colorado, New Mexico State and Western Illinois by a combined score of 149-17. Michigan…

The chill is in the air in Big Ten country, and for my fellow football junkies and myself, the energy only grows from this moment on. To this point in 2022, our beloved Big Ten has been kind to our bankrolls if you've been following along with these blog releases, and this week hopes to continue the positive run. The slate runs a little smaller…

I imagine the Spartans are eager to prove they're better than what they showed last weekend at Washington, especially defensively. The question is, are they? This week will go a long ways toward explaining exactly who this MSU football team is - its defensive secondary, its pass rush, its offensive line. If QB Tanner Morgan and Minnesota have…

Michigan State's Mel Tucker shares harsh truths after Washington lossMichigan State football coach Mel Tucker speaks to the media on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in East Lansing. Free Press sports writer Chris Solari looks ahead to Michigan State football's Big Ten opener Saturday against Minnesota: Matchup: No. 21 Michigan State (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs.…

MINNESOTA -- It's hard to glean just how good the University of Minnesota football team might be after its nonconference schedule, but after three dominant wins, there are a lot of sources of encouragement. The sample size will continue to grow, as will the caliber of opposition starting this weekend. Minnesota (3-0) heads into the Big Ten opener…

Michigan State has won five in a row over Minnesota in this crossover series. P.J. Fleck will lead his unbeaten Minnesota Golden Gophers into East Lansing on Saturday to face Mel Tucker's Michigan State Spartans in a key Big Ten matchup. This will be the conference opener for both teams, and neither can afford a loss in this crossover game. Both…

Things to watch during Week 4 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK Wisconsin at No. 3 Ohio State These teams have the best conference records in the Big Ten since 2011, but Ohio State has won eight straight and 11 of 12 in the series and hasn't lost to the Badgers in Columbus since 2004. Ohio State is allowing 2.6 yards per rush,…

Before each Minnesota football game, GopherIllustrated will ask five questions of an opposing beat writer. This week, we spoke with Michigan State beat writer Stephen Brooks of SpartanTailgate to preview the Gophers' Week 4 away game against the Michigan State Spartans. 1) After winning two laughers against MAC teams to open the season, Michigan…

This column finally broke out of its rut in Week 3 of the college football season, going 3-1 by correctly predicting an easy Mississippi win over circling-the-drain Georgia Tech and two unders in Texas A&M-Miami and Kansas State-Tulane. The only loss was Fresno State failing to keep up with USC after its quarterback suffered a high-ankle sprain in…

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker orchestrated one of the biggest turnarounds in college football last season with a nine-win improvement and top 10 finish in the country. The unanimous Big Ten coach of the year, Tucker seemed to be establishing the Spartans as an elite program coming off an 11-win season, the team's best since 2015. Surprisingly,…

Sept. 19, 2022: After a third-straight dominant win 49-7 over Colorado, the Gophers will face their first test of 2022 against Michigan State on the road in week four. -> Follow @ Tony Liebert on Twitter Date: Sat., Sept. 19 TV channel: BTN Time of kickoff: 2:30 p.m. (CST) Broadcast team: n/a (play-by-play) & n/a (color) Betting line: Minnesota…

Mohamed Ibrahim will lead the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0) into their battle against the Michigan State Spartans (2-1) at Spartan Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET. The Golden Gophers head into the matchup after winning 49-7 over the Colorado Buffaloes in their last game on September 17. Last time out, the Spartans were defeated by the Washington…

Week four of the college football season is right around the corner, meaning that more Big Ten teams will be getting into the swing of conference play. Maryland will be one of eight Big Ten teams gearing up for its first league game of the year. The Terps aced their nonconference slate and are off to a 3-0 start. SMU gave Maryland a big-time scare,…

One of the best running backs in college football will be on display when Mohamed Ibrahim and the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-0) host the Colorado Buffaloes (0-2) on Saturday, September 17, 2022. In their last outing, the Golden Gophers took down the Western Illinois Leathernecks 62-10. The Buffaloes' most recent game ended in a 41-10 loss to the…

TV: Big Ten Network -Mark Followill (PXP), Matt Millen (Analyst), Elise Menaker (Reporter) Streaming Link: Series: Minnesota leads 2-1(Minnesota won 48-10 in Minneapolis in 2018) Vegas betting line: Minnesota (-36.5) with an O/U of 53.5 Weather Report: 81 degrees with 10 mph winds out of the southeast with sunshine --- One of the fastest-growing,…