Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/24/26

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will travel to Ann Arbor on Tuesday night for a Big 10 Conference matchup against the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan moved down to the 3rd-ranked team in the latest AP Poll after their close loss to Duke on Saturday. They took their first loss to since January 10 and will look to bounce back in a big way to keep their #1 overall seed hopes alive. The Wolverines are one of the best teams in the country and should have no issues handling this Minnesota team that is just 6-10 in league play.

I like Michigan to cover the spread in this game because they are simply a better team than Minnesota and should be able to impose their will on them. The Golden Gophers will try to slow this game down as much as possible but that will likely not be enough to stop the Wolverines offense that has dominated teams inside all year. According to Bart Torvik, Michigan’s offense is ranked 2nd nationally in 2-point percentage while Minnesota’s defense is ranked  just 133rd. With that in mind, I do not see Minnesota being able to matchup with Michigan’s size and length in this one, so I am taking laying the points with Michigan at home.

Minnesota vs Michigan prediction: Michigan -22.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable to 25.

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