MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — Nebraska visits Minnesota on Friday in a Big Ten baseball series opener at Siebert Field, with the Cornhuskers aiming to build on their 12-7 victory over the Golden Gophers a day earlier.

Nebraska (39-14) has won four straight games and eight of its last 10. The Cornhuskers enter with the conference’s best record and hold a 66.2 percent probability of winning Friday’s contest, according to Interstat’s ELO system, which projects a final score of Nebraska 8, Minnesota 7.

Minnesota (30-21) dropped Thursday’s series opener and has lost four of its last five. The Golden Gophers are 15-10 at home this season.

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Right-hander Carson Jasa is a player to watch for Nebraska. In his most recent outing Thursday, Jasa pitched 4⅔ innings, allowing no hits but four earned runs and striking out seven. He has been dominant in his past two starts, including a seven-inning, one-run performance April 18 against Southern California and a seven-inning, two-hit shutout May 8 against Iowa, when he fanned nine. On the season, Jasa has a 3.12 ERA with 78 strikeouts in 62 innings.

For Minnesota, right-hander Cole Selvig is a key figure after a rocky start Thursday. Selvig lasted four innings, surrendering three hits and one earned run while striking out two but taking the loss. He went six scoreless innings April 26 against Northwestern, striking out five, but has allowed 11 runs in his last two starts spanning 7⅔ innings. Selvig owns a 4.35 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 51 innings.

Nebraska’s offense has been potent, scoring at least eight runs in its last four games and tallying 21 hits in Thursday’s win. Third baseman Josh Overbeek went 2-for-5 with three RBIs in that game and is hitting .318 with 11 home runs. The Cornhuskers also got strong relief from Tucker Timmerman, who threw three scoreless innings Thursday.

Minnesota shortstop Jack Spanier had two hits and two RBIs in Thursday’s game, raising his average to .301. The Golden Gophers have struggled to contain Nebraska’s lineup, which averages 8.1 runs per game against Big Ten opponents.

Nebraska has won four of its last five meetings with Minnesota, including a three-game sweep in Lincoln last season.

Both teams are idle Saturday before playing again Sunday at the same venue. First pitch Friday is set for 6:05 p.m. CDT.