The Gophers football team stumbled to the finish line last season, ending the regular season with a 5-7 record after being in Big Ten West contention for much of the year.
But get a load of this: If Minnesota merely replicates that 5-7 record in 2024, it would be enough to help a Gophers fan cash an optimistic bet.
An online site has set the Gophers’ over-under win total for next season at 4.5. If you were to wager where such a thing is legal, and you were to bet the “over,” Minnesota would only need to nab five victories for you to win.
That over-under total is tied for the lowest in the Big Ten with Purdue, and it reflects the reality of how the Gophers finished the year as well as a daunting schedule in 2024 -- all of which I talked about on Friday’s Daily Delivery podcast.
It’s only February, of course. And perhaps the Gophers will truly overperform compared to external expectations. But let’s just say that nobody but a gambler would be happy with another 5-7 season.
Here are some more numbers of interest:
*The Gophers men’s basketball team had a chance at an upset after taking an eight-point lead into halftime against Purdue. Minnesota ultimately fell 84-76, but it did keep one impressive streak alive:
Per Gopher Hole, the Gophers are 21-3 against the spread this season -- the best in college basketball in at least one area.
