#604 ASA FREE PLAY PLAY ON Minnesota -1.5 over Rutgers, Saturday at 12 PM ET - Minny’s game on Thursday night was cancelled due to Covid protocol with the Gophs. Sounds like they’ll most likely get some of their players back here and we like the spot for Minnesota. Rutgers is off a huge home win over Iowa 48-46. The Knights are 5-2 in Big 10 play but the majority of their big wins have come at home (vs Iowa & Purdue both by 2 points). On the road they are just 1-5 SU on the year with their only win coming @ Maryland with losses to DePaul (4th lowest rated team in the Big East) and UMass (153rd ranked team in the nation). Minnesota is 1-5 in the Big 10 and in must win mode. The Gophers have played the toughest schedule so far in conference play already having faced Michigan State (twice), Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana. The Gophs are +5 PPG point differential and home this year and Rutgers is -10 PPG differential on the road. The home team has been a money maker in this series winning 7 of the last 9 in this series before last year’s final meeting when Rutgers won @ Minny in OT. Revenger and must win for Minnesota and we’ll fade Rutgers off their huge home win on Thursday night.