Northwestern State vs Minnesota Prediction 9/6/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Northwestern State vs Minnesota Prediction for this College Football Week 1 game on Saturday, September 6th at the Huntington Bank Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Football matchup.

Minnesota Golden Gophers Preview

The Golden Gophers are coming off a 23-10 home victory over Buffalo in their season opener. Minnesota outgained their opponents by 443-151 yards. They had 19/35 completed passes, 290 passing yards, 153 rushing yards, with both teams being 1-1 in turnovers. The Golden Gophers went 9-16 in third down efficiency and had 2-10 penalties.

Drake Lindsey had 19/35 passes, a team-high 290 passing yards and two touchdowns but also threw one interception. Darius Taylor added a team-high 141 rushing yards, while Jalen Smith caught 2 passes for 76 yards. Defensively, Joey Gerlach had ten total tackles, two of them solo, while Darius Taylor had one sack. The Golden Gophers did not have any interceptions in this game.

Northwestern State Demons Preview

The Demons are coming off 20-10 home victory over Alcorn State in their season opener. Northwestern State got outgained by their opponents by 301-270 yards. They had 9/18 completed passes, 85 passing yards, 185 rushing yards, with turnovers being 2-3. The Demons went 3-13 in third down efficiency and had 8-60 penalties.

Abram Johnston had 9/18 passes, a team-high 85 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception. Myion Hicks added a team-high 88 rushing yards, while Kolbe Burrell caught 2 passes for 29 yards. The Demons did not have any interceptions in this game.

Why the Minnesota Golden Gophers will win

• Minnesota has won 33 of its last 36 games against non-conference opponents.
• Minnesota has covered the spread in eight of its last 10 games.
• Minnesota has won the first half in 19 of its last 21 games against non-conference opponents at Huntington Bank Stadium.

Total Points Facts

• Four of Minnesota’s last five games against non-conference opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• Minnesota ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q1 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
• Minnesota ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (0.0).

Northwestern State vs Minnesota Prediction

This will be the first meeting between those two teams.

In this Northwestern State vs Minnesota Prediction, Minnesota is coming in as -13.5-point road favorites, with the total set at 56.5 points. Both teams are coming off wins in their opening games of the season, but their competition was on a completely different level, as Minnesota won Buffalo and Northwestern won Alcorn State. Minnesota was 4-3 at home last season, and were one of the best teams against the spread, as they were 9-2-1 ATS throughout the season. Minnesota is also playing its second straight game at home, and I expect them to carry the momentum and get away with another comfortable win, where they will also cover the spread.