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The Penn State Nittany Lions (12-16) and the Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-16) are set to square off in a Big Ten Conference Tournament matchup at 8:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Penn State is coming off a 59-58 loss to Rutgers on Sunday that extended its losing streak to three games. Minnesota is looking to snap a four-game losing streak after falling to Northwestern 75-62 on Mar. 6.

Penn State is favored by 3.5 points in the latest Penn State vs. Minnesota odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 125.5. Before making any Minnesota vs. Penn State picks, you need to see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the red-hot computer simulation model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of almost $1,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Penn State vs. Minnesota, and just locked in its picks and CBB predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several college basketball odds and betting lines for Penn State vs. Minnesota:

  • Penn State vs. Minnesota spread: Penn State -3.5
  • Penn State vs. Minnesota over-under: 126 points

What you need to know about Penn State

Penn State was just a bucket short of a victory on Sunday and fell 59-58 to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Forward John Harrar put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 17 boards and 15 points.

The Nittany Lions are stumbling into the matchup with the 358th fewest takeaways in college basketball, having accrued only 8.9 per game on average. Harrar averages a double-double at 10.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Penn State is 16-12 against the spread in 2021-22. 

What you need to know about Minnesota

Meanwhile, the game between Minnesota and the Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday was not particularly close, with Minnesota falling 75-62. Minnesota's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of guard Payton Willis, who had 16 points and seven assists in addition to eight rebounds, and forward Jamison Battle, who had 20 points along with six rebounds.

The Golden Gophers are outstanding at protecting the ball, entering the contest boasting the sixth fewest turnovers per game in college basketball at 9.3. Battle (17.4 points, 6.3 rebounds) and Willis (16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists) have both been outstanding for Minnesota this year. The Golden Gophers are 13-16 against the spread in 2021-22. 

How to make Penn State vs. Minnesota picks

The model has simulated Penn State vs. Minnesota 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the model's Minnesota vs. Penn State pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Minnesota vs. Penn State? And which side of the spread hits more than 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Penn State vs. Minnesota spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up almost $1,600 on its top-rated college basketball spread picks over the last five-plus years, and find out.