Penn State Basketball Today: Big Ten Tournament 1st Round Penn State vs Minnesota odds, injury report, prediction, live stream and TV channel
By Evan Smith
Penn State Basketball tips off the Big Ten Tournament against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Wednesday evening
Penn State Basketball travels to Indianapolis, Indiana to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Penn State (12-16, 7-13), led by head coach Micah Shrewsberry, and returning starters Seth Lundy and friend of VBR John Harrar (download his app!) hit the road to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers today, Wednesday, March 9th (3/9/2022) at approximately 8:30 pm in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
The Nittany Lions have played this Minnesota Golden Gopher team twice already, a tough loss in Minneapolis and a very easy rescheduled game victory at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Minnesota (13-16, 4-16) limped to the end of the season, falling in a tie for last in the conference with Nebraska after a four-game losing streak. The Golden Gophers won just two of their last eleven games. They are led by Jamison Battle (17.4 points and 6.3 rebounds) and sharpshooting guard Payton Willis (16.1/4.8/4.4 assists per game on 43.1% shooting from deep).
A full preview of Penn State’s draw in the Big Ten Tournament can be found here.
Everything you need to know about Penn State Basketball vs Minnesota:
KenPom: Penn State 93, Minnesota 107
NET Rankings: Penn State 93, Minnesota 107
Penn State vs Minnesota Injury Updates
Penn State Basketball lists no injuries heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Minnesota’s only injures are Isaiah Ihnen and Parker Fox, who have been out since October and not played at all this year.
Penn State vs Minnesota University Betting Odds
The Nittany Lions opened as a 2.5 point favorite but was bet up to 3.5 this morning. The over/under is 125.5 and Penn State is a -170 moneyline favorite.
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Penn State Basketball vs Minnesota Prediction
ESPN’s BPI gives Penn State Basketball a 58.9% chance of winning, which is pretty much what the metrics and betting odds are telling us.
Does Minnesota care about this game?
That’s the question that we really don’t know. It seems that Penn State Basketball could get a nice lead early and then run away with the game as the Golden Gophers have really looked like a team just trying to get the year completed.
The problem is, Penn State doesn’t Basketball get out to a lot of large leads with their slow-down style of offense. Minnesota has no problem going slow either so this could be a pretty ugly game. However, with only a few exceptions, Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry has got his team up for almost every game and after finishing with three tough losses, a win or two in the conference tournament could go a long way towards a positive feel into the offseason.
Penn State 68 – Minnesota 59
Penn State Basketball Schedule & Next Game
If PSU wins: 3/10/2022 vs Ohio State in the 2nd round of the Big Ten Tournament (likely 9:00 pm ish) on the Big Ten Network
If they lose: season over
What Time is the Penn State Basketball Game?
Penn State Basketball tips off vs Minnesota at approximately 8:30 pm today (March 9th, 2022) on BTN.
Penn State Basketball vs Minnesota live stream info:
Penn State Basketball vs Minnesota can be live-streamed using FuboTV.