Minnesota at Texas

The Minnesota Golden Gophers did the best job they could of trying to play their way out of the NCAA Tournament. They opened the season with a 16-1 mark, only to completely come undone, and closed the season with just a 6-9 mark. When you consider that four of the six wins came against Northwestern, and Indiana, there isn't much good that happened with this Gophers’ team for the entire second half of the season. They played a very soft early schedule, and their entry here is due in large part to wins they accumulated against soft teams. Texas played a much more difficult schedule before Big-12 play, with games against four teams in the tournament. The Golden Gophers are not very golden when posted as an underdog, as they are 8-20 ATS in that role in their last 28. Texas wins, covers, and advances here.