Southern Jaguars vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026

Location: The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN

TV: B1G+

The Southern Jaguars (0-3) are hitting the road to The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (3-0).

The Southern Jaguars played Drake and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-68 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars finished with 23 and Drake totaled 22 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 25 attempts from beyond the arc. Drake went 61.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 31 attempts. In addition, Drake collected 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Drake earned 15 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Southern allowed 46.2% from the floor on 24 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Jaguars buried 18 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Southern ended the contest with a 48.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 45) and converted 6 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Malik Ferguson is a guy who was a factor for this game. He ended up walking away with 17 points on 3 of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 22 minutes played and also collected 3 boards. He went 50.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Southern will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-3 on the season. They have an average of 64.7 points per contest (317th in Division 1) while connecting on 42.1% from the floor. The Jaguars are hitting 34.8% on shots from 3-point land (16 of 46) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Southern is grabbing 28.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 34 dimes so far this season, which ranks 201st in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 20.3 times per game and as a unit are committing 25.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Jaguars are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are 360th in D-1 in giving up assists with 62 surrendered this year. The Jaguars defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (79 of 162) and they relinquish 35.7 boards per game as a unit. They give up 40.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 340th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (88.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Golden Gophers walked away with a victory by a final of 63-61 when they faced Cincinnati. The Golden Gophers were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this contest. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Cincinnati earned 11 fouls in this game which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Minnesota made 8 of their 25 attempts (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Golden Gophers walked away from this one shooting 24 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. The Golden Gophers permitted Cincinnati to knock down 23 of 56 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.1% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 24.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding how they rebounded, Minnesota allowed Cincinnati to grab 26 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Kyan Evans was important for the Golden Gophers in the matchup. He had 26 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 5 dimes in this matchup. He made 11 of 19 in this contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and added 10 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 3-0 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are connecting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 191st in Division 1. Minnesota has 224 points on the campaign (74.7 per game) and they collect 44.3 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.0 times per game (46th in the country) and they cough up possession 12.3 times per game. The Golden Gophers commit 17.0 fouls every game and they go 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense surrenders 20.4% on 3-point attempts (19 of 93) and their opponents are knocking down 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 11.7 dimes and 31.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 137th and 108th in Division 1. The Golden Gophers defensively are ranked 37th in D-1 in PPG given up with 57.7. They are forcing 10.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 34.5% from the floor (46th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern

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