The Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) and the New Mexico State Aggies (0-0) square off at Huntington Bank Stadium on Thursday, September 1, 2022.
The Golden Gophers went 9-4 a season ago and won in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. They scored 25.5 points per game (84th in the nation) while conceding 17.3 (seventh). The Aggies went 2-10 in 2021 and failed to qualify for a bowl game. They gave up 40.4 points per game (to rank 129th in college football) while scoring 22.6 per game (105th).
The Golden Gophers are favorites (-36.5) in an expected lopsided matchup against the Aggies. The total is set at 54.5 points.
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