Week 1 slate
Week 1Thu, Sep 3 · 8:00 PM ETHuntington Bank Stadium, MinneapolisPrime timeFinal
Eastern Illinois
EIU · 0-0
7
Final
Minnesota
MINN · 0-0
59
Final
Model called it
Spread
MINN -42.5
Moneyline
N/A
Total
O/U 51.5
Weather
N/A
Venue
Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis
Kickoff
Thu, Sep 3 · 8:00 PM ET
Final
EIU 7 / MINN 59
From the booth
The model favored MINN to win, and the call landed.
Minnesota's got this one locked up at 99 percent, and honestly, the numbers tell you why. The Golden Gophers are just operating in a different stratosphere compared to Eastern Illinois, and Vegas has got them as a 42-and-a-half point favorite for good reason. Minnesota's got the talent edge, the recent offensive firepower, and the betting market is all the way in on the Gophers. This is about as lopsided as it gets in a college football matchup.
Why the model leans MINN
- Favors Minnesota: MINN+0.02Vegas point spread
- Favors Minnesota: MINN+0.01Betting-market win probability
- Favors Minnesota: MINN+0.00Team rating (Elo) edge