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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 11/17/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
NORTHWESTERN
 
MINNESOTA
+2.5  

-2.5  
+120

-140

48.5
 
24
Final
14

NORTHWESTERN (6 - 4) at MINNESOTA (5 - 5)
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Week 12 Saturday, 11/17/2018 12:00 PM
Board OpenLatest
329NORTHWESTERN-3.548.5
330MINNESOTA50.5-2.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
NORTHWESTERN - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games6-4+7.75-45-523.613.2352.5(4.5)1.523.09.9373.1(5.5)1.4
Road Games4-0+8.63-12-223.013.0341.5(4.5)1.217.79.5354.5(5.3)1.5
Last 3 Games2-1+4.12-01-222.07.0301.3(4)1.719.36.7373.3(5.5)2.0
Turf Games2-0+4.41-10-216.03.5292.0(3.7)1.512.57.5260.5(4.3)1.0
Conference Games6-1+10.25-23-424.913.9343.4(4.5)1.419.99.7371.3(5.4)1.7
NORTHWESTERN - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)23.613.221.430:3337-102(2.8)24-4158.8%250(6)78-352(4.5)(14.9)
Opponents Defensive Avg.23.611.519.530:3837-154(4.2)19-3257.7%207(6.4)69-361(5.2)(15.3)
Offense Road Games23.013.020.031:1539-121(3.1)21-3758.1%220(5.9)76-341(4.5)(14.8)
Defense (All Games)23.09.918.529:2733-135(4.1)22-3563.2%238(6.8)68-373(5.5)(16.2)
Opponents Offensive Avg.2814.220.630:2138-173(4.6)19-3259.1%224(7.1)69-398(5.7)(14.2)
Defense Road Games17.79.517.728:4524-117(4.8)26-4260.6%237(5.6)67-354(5.3)(20)

MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games5-5-0.26-46-429.116.4391.2(5.7)2.229.614.3404.8(6.1)1.6
Home Games5-1+5.45-13-334.219.2390.2(5.7)2.219.38.8301.2(4.5)2.0
Last 3 Games2-1+0.82-12-136.717.0445.0(6.8)2.332.012.0421.3(6.4)2.3
Turf Games5-5-0.26-46-429.116.4391.2(5.7)2.229.614.3404.8(6.1)1.6
Conference Games2-5-2.23-45-228.014.3398.3(6)2.638.418.6468.4(6.9)1.4
MINNESOTA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)29.116.421.332:0240-165(4.1)15-2854.4%226(7.9)68-391(5.7)(13.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.27.814.321.430:2639-175(4.5)18-3257.6%228(7.2)71-403(5.7)(14.5)
Offense Home Games34.219.221.532:2841-179(4.3)15-2856.0%211(7.6)69-390(5.7)(11.4)
Defense (All Games)29.614.318.627:5032-178(5.5)22-3465.0%226(6.6)66-405(6.1)(13.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.30.916.221.630:4037-175(4.7)21-3462.8%247(7.3)71-422(6)(13.7)
Defense Home Games19.38.815.727:1929-94(3.2)23-3859.6%207(5.4)67-301(4.5)(15.6)
Average power rating of opponents played: NORTHWESTERN 41.1,  MINNESOTA 36.3
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
NORTHWESTERN - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/29/2018MICHIGAN17-20L14.5W46.5U34-2816-29-174042-18015-24-1960
10/6/2018@ MICHIGAN ST29-19W10.5W44O20-831-47-373224-9631-52-3291
10/13/2018NEBRASKA34-31W-3.5L58O23-3241-65-455247-23125-35-2513
10/20/2018@ RUTGERS18-15W-20L49.5U47-12817-34-150126-10715-31-810
10/27/2018WISCONSIN31-17W4.5W49.5U49-18217-30-167332-16520-33-1583
11/3/2018NOTRE DAME21-31L10T49.5O40-10816-29-141040-12122-34-3431
11/10/2018@ IOWA14-10W11.5W45.5U46-18415-30-122222-6427-41-2692
11/17/2018@ MINNESOTA            
11/24/2018ILLINOIS            

MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
9/22/2018@ MARYLAND13-42L2L46.5O40-9414-32-169337-31510-14-1170
10/6/2018IOWA31-48L7L41.5O31-8618-36-234440-10623-39-3142
10/13/2018@ OHIO ST14-30L29W61U33-17813-23-218332-9233-44-4120
10/20/2018@ NEBRASKA28-53L4L54.5O36-12520-36-349143-38325-30-2761
10/26/2018INDIANA38-31W2.5W53O40-18017-24-302430-15329-44-2323
11/3/2018@ ILLINOIS31-55L-9.5L62O42-17815-28-260235-43018-25-2163
11/10/2018PURDUE41-10W11W58.5U41-26511-20-150130-8821-32-1451
11/17/2018NORTHWESTERN            
11/24/2018@ WISCONSIN            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
NORTHWESTERN: Northwestern's all-time leading rusher is gone, as running back Justin Jackson is now playing for the Los Angeles Chargers. The good news is that quarterback Clayton Thorson should be ready to play when the Wildcats open up their season against Purdue. Thorson tore his ACL in Northwestern's Music City Bowl victory over Kentucky, but if he's healthy, this team should be a threat to win double-digit games again. Defensively, the Wildcats have stars at every level, and they should be a nightmare to play'which has become the norm for a team coached by Pat Fitzgerald. If Wisconsin slips up, there's a good chance Northwestern will be first in line to reap the benefits in the division.
MINNESOTA: Star running back Rodney Smith'and his 3,224 career yards from scrimmage'is back to lead head coach P.J. Fleck's Row the Boat movement in Minnesota. What will help is if Minnesota's anemic passing game can find an answer under center. But with an inexperienced group of quarterbacks, it's hard to see a clear path to that actually happening. Defensively, the Gophers are rather deep. They should be solid at all levels, but the Gophers desperately need somebody to make strides as a pass rusher. If nobody can pressure the quarterback, then it could be a long season.
PREVIEW
No. 22 Northwestern goes to Minnesota as division champion
 

It's surprising enough that No. 22 Northwestern has won the Big Ten West, even more shocking when you consider the Wildcats wrapped up the title with two conference games to go.

The first of those games will come Saturday at Minnesota, and Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, predictably, won't step off the accelerator as his team speeds toward its first conference championship game.

"Champions win football games," Fitzgerald said at his weekly press conference.

"You do that by the way that you prepare and you do that by the way you execute and you do that by the way you play. We are going to have a pedal-down mentality here. I'm never going to take my foot off the gas.

"We'll rest and recharge in January. This is football. This is not NBA basketball or Major League Baseball where, 'He's just a little bit tired, so we're going to give him a rest.'

"This is college football. You have got to work your tail off to get better, you have work your tail off to stay consistent and you have to work your tail off to win."

Northwestern (6-4, 6-1) has won five of its past six games, losing only to No. 3 Notre Dame during that span. Minnesota, after firing defensive coordinator Robb Smith following a 55-31 loss to Illinois, regrouped with an impressive 41-10 win over Purdue last week.

Coach P.J. Fleck promoted defensive line coach Joe Rossi to defensive coordinator. The Boilermakers had been averaging 38.5 points and 485.2 yards per game in the Big Ten play.

"Defensively, it was exactly what we needed to do," Fleck said.

"It brings it back to the Fresno State game where I thought we played really well. Everybody was on the same page. ... We tackled well, we rallied to the ball. We played for each other and played what I think our style of defense should always look like."

The Gophers (5-5, 2-5) have a 5-1 home record and are one win from becoming bowl-eligible.

Northwestern started the season 1-3 and lost standout running back Jeremy Larkin to medical retirement because of a cervical stenosis diagnosis.

But the Wildcats, according to Fitzgerald, "stayed the course," and freshman running back Isaiah Bowser helped lead the resurgence. He is averaging more than 120 rushing yards per game since being named the starter in an 18-15 win at Rutgers on Oct. 20.

"He's taken his game up a notch," Fitzgerald said.

"He's just gotten more and more confident with each rep and each game. You could see him kind of turn the corner from a confidence standpoint in the Rutgers game. I think that was a big catalyst for his confidence, and he's played really well since."

One concern for Northwestern is that Fitzgerald, who doesn't usually update injuries early in the week, ruled out cornerbacks Montre Hartage (hamstring) and Trae Williams (ankle), as well as safety Jared McGee (undisclosed) for this week's game. The coach said each of those defensive backs should return before the end of the season.

Minnesota redshirt freshman quarterback Tanner Morgan is 2-1 as a starter since taking over for true freshman QB Zack Annexstad, who is questionable this week due to a midsection injury.

Morgan has thrown for 948 yards, with six touchdowns and four interceptions.

"Our playmakers were making plays, and the guys up front were dominating the line of scrimmage," Morgan said after the win over Purdue. "It's amazing to see guys making plays everywhere around the field. That's what we are capable of doing."

Wide receiver Tyler Johnson has 62 catches for 948 yards and nine touchdowns.

Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson might have an NFL future -- he's the fourth-rated senior QB, according to NFLDraftScout.com -- but Northwestern has a lot of business to try to take care of before that.

"All hands on deck," Fitzgerald said.

"We'll prepare just like we always do. We look at each game with the same process and the mentality of going 1-0 each week."


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