The Green Bay Phoenix (2-8) will visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-1) after dropping five road games in a row. It starts at 5:00 PM ET on Wednesday, December 22, 2021.
In its most recent game, Minnesota beat Texas A&M-CC 79-71 at home. Its top scorers were Payton Willis (17 PTS, 75.0 FG%, 5-6 from 3PT) and E.J. Stephens (16 PTS, 62.5 FG%, 2-3 from 3PT). In its most recent game, Green Bay fell on the road to Kansas State, 82-64. Its top scorers were Japannah Kellogg (15 PTS, 2 STL, 50.0 FG%) and Kamari McGee (14 PTS, 55.6 FG%).
Matchup at a glance
- Game Day: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
- Game Time: 5:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: B1G+
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Arena: Williams Arena
- Spread: Minnesota -16.5
- Total: 130
- Moneyline: Minnesota, Green Bay
Minnesota player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamison Battle | 10 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Payton Willis | 10 | 16.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| E.J. Stephens | 10 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Sean Sutherlin | 9 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Luke Loewe | 10 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Green Bay player stats
| Name | GP | PTS | REB | ASST | STL | BLK | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Ansong | 10 | 12.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Donovan Ivory | 10 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Kamari McGee | 10 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Japannah Kellogg | 10 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Lucas Stieber | 9 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Minnesota stats
- The Golden Gophers average only 4.2 more points than the Phoenix allow (67.8).
- Minnesota is 7-0 when putting more than 67.8 points on the board.
- The Golden Gophers are averaging 34 rebounds. That’s 2.6 more than the Phoenix’s average.
- Minnesota is 3-0 overall when tops in terms of rebounding. Green Bay is 0-5 when coming up short on the glass.
- The Golden Gophers shoot 46.5% from the field, only 1.8% higher than the Phoenix allow defensively.
- Minnesota has a 6-0 straight-up record when shooting better than 44.7% from the field.
Betting on Minnesota
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Golden Gophers have an implied win probability of 0.0%.
- Minnesota has six wins against the spread in ten games this year.
- Golden Gophers games this season feature an average total of 133.8 points, a number 3.8 points higher than Wednesday’s over/under.
