2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl odds, picks: West Virginia vs. Minnesota selections from advanced computer model for Tuesday's Bowl Game

West Virginia (6-6) and Minnesota (8-4) will face off in the 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday night. This game will take place at Chase Field Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Minnesota is favored by five points in the latest West Virginia vs. Minnesota odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under for total points is set at 44.5. (See the latest college football lines for all of this week's games on our college football odds page.) Kickoff is set for 10:15 p.m. ET.

Before you consider your West Virginia vs. Minnesota picks or college football predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past five-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It also enters the third week of the 2021-22 college football bowl season on a 43-30 run on all top-rated college football side picks. Anyone who has followed it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows Minnesota had the second-ranked total defense in the Big Ten with 284.8 total yards allowed per game. This unit also was fourth in scoring with 18.3 points allowed per contest. The Golden Gophers defense is led by senior linebacker Jack Gibbens, who has logged a team-high 86 total tackles. 

The model also knows West Virginia has the fourth-ranked passing attack in the Big 12 with 256.9 passing yards per game. Senior quarterback Jarret Doege has been solid this year and finished the season second in the conference in passing yards (2,908). Doege is also second in the Big 12 with 19 passing touchdowns. 

Now, it has set its sights on West Virginia vs. Minnesota. We can tell you the model is leaning over the total and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college football picks.

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