The battle between Stanford and Minnesota didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Minnesota was handed a 75-51 defeat on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.

Stanford was an underdog by 2 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Stanford got 15 points from Chasson Randle and another 15 points from Aaron Bright. Aaron Bright contributed 6 assists, while Andrew Zimmermann cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.

Minnesota got 12 points from Rodney Williams in a losing cause and another 10 points from Austin Hollins. Julian Welch contributed 6 assists for them, while Austin Hollins had 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Stanford were victorious, as the score was 31-25 at the break.

The rebound battle favored Stanford as they grabbed 38 boards, while Minnesota only had 29.