College football handicappers and fantasy football experts are spending nearly every waking hour getting ready for some football. Bodog helps bettors out with a Minnesota Golden Gophers preview.
With 50/1 odds to win the Big Ten Championship, it looks like another ho-hum year on tap for the Minnesota Golden Gophers—win about half your games, battle for a bowl game appearance, and call it a day.
Considering Minnesota’s constant turnover at offensive coordinator, perhaps the program should consider hosting a reality show to select one annually; it would generate some interest in the team, and we hear Lindsay Lohan is looking for work.
In all seriousness, the Gophers are on their third coordinator in as many years—a nightmare for consistency and continuity. The team managed a conference-worst 21.6 points per game last year, including a brutal 99.5 yards per game on the ground. That could change this year thanks to an influx of talented freshmen.
The defense will be undergoing a painful transition, as all seven starters from the front seven must be replaced.
Get your NCAA Football Odds in the Bodog Sportsbook! Grandmaster Sports Handicapper Joe Duffy’s expert take: Thank God for Indiana. The Golden Gophers are in for a very long year but they are better than the Hoosiers. But there isn’t much glory to being 10th in a Big Ten.