In just four days, Minnesota's 2024 season will officially get underway as they host the ACC's North Carolina Tar Heels, hoping for revenge from a 31-13 loss last season in Chapel Hill.
With just four days to go, Minnesota has entered game week as a slight favorite over the Tar Heels, the current spread on most books having the Gophers as a 1.5-point favorite with some books having them as a one-point favorite. Either way, it's safe to call this week's matchup a tossup in the eyes of the oddsmakers.
Last season, the Golden Gophers struggled to cover the spread going 4-9, tied for one of the worst records against the spread in all of college football. The Tar Heels had issues of their own covering the spread going 6-7.
Additionally, over the past five seasons, Minnesota is 15-15-1 at home in covering the spread while North Carolina has struggled on the road with a 9-14-1 record against the spread since 2019.
The over/under for Thursday night's matchup is currently sitting at over/under 50.5 points. Both Minnesota and North Carolina had six of their 13 games hit the over last season. In 2023, Minnesota had three games with over/unders of at least 50 points with only one game hitting the over, that being a 35-24 win over Louisiana-Lafayette.
Below, you can find the rest of the spreads and over/unders heading into week one of the 2024 college football season.
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