Michigan Wolverines (5-3) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4, 0-1 Big Ten)
Minneapolis; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minnesota -4.5; over/under is 135.5
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota hosts the Michigan Wolverines after Jamison Battle scored 21 points in Minnesota’s 89-70 loss to the Purdue Boilermakers.
The Golden Gophers have gone 3-1 in home games. Minnesota is 1-3 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Wolverines play their first true road game after going 5-3 with a 2-2 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Michigan is ninth in the Big Ten shooting 33.7% from deep. Youssef Khayat paces the Wolverines shooting 100% from 3-point range.
The Golden Gophers and Wolverines face off Thursday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Battle averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Gophers, scoring 13.8 points while shooting 30.6% from beyond the arc. Dawson Garcia is shooting 43.3% and averaging 13.3 points for Minnesota.
Hunter Dickinson is averaging 19.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.4 blocks for the Wolverines. Jett Howard is averaging 15.3 points for Michigan.
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