Minnesota is 1-7 away from home and won't have 6-8 junior Jaylen Crocker-Johnson again. He averages 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds. Without him, the Gophers just lost by 12 at Washington. This should be a big game for Ducks center Nate Bittle. The 7-foot senior returned from injury three games ago and is coming off a 22-point, 7-rebound, 5-assist, 2-block performance in an 11-point win over Penn State. Lay the small number.

A tough season in Eugene but there's a chance for the Webfoots to salvage something down the stretch. Mostly thanks to 7-footer Nate Bittle, injured much of this campaign but recently returning to active duty and helping Dana Altman's team cover 2 of 3 since, including a near-miss at ranked Purdue, and a comfy win on the weekend vs. Penn State. Bittle's impact can't be understated, as he's scoring at a 20 pg clip since his latest activation. Though we don't need a lot of evidence to go against the not-so Golden Gophers, whose season has fallen apart for first-year HC Niko Medved and fading fast, losing nine of ten, and never in Saturday's loss at Seattle vs. the Huskies. Play Oregon.