Northwestern vs Rutgers College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/31/21
Northwestern vs Rutgers College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/31/21
2021-01-31 19:30:00 EDT
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Northwestern Wildcats meet Sunday in college basketball action at the Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights need a win after losing five of their last seven games. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are averaging 73 points on 46 percent shooting and allowing 68.9 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Ron Harper Jr. is averaging 17.6 points and 6.5 rebounds while Jacob Young is averaging 14.3 points and 2.1 rebounds. Montez Mathis is the third double-digit scorer and Myles Johnson is grabbing 8.9 rebounds. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 59.1 percent from the free throw line. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game.
The Northwestern Wildcats look to snap a seven-game losing streak. The Northwestern Wildcats are averaging 76.1 points on 45.1 percent shooting and allowing 72.5 points on 43.4 percent shooting. Miller Kopp is averaging 13.6 points and 2.7 rebounds while Chase Audige is averaging 12 points and 3.4 rebounds. Pete Nance is the third double-digit scorer and Boo Buie is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The Northwestern Wildcats are shooting 37.4 percent from beyond the arc and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Northwestern Wildcats are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.
The Scarlet Knights are 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 Sunday games. The Wildcats are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Scarlet Knights last 7 overall. The over is 7-3 in Wildcats last 10 home games. The road team is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Northwestern Wildcats are a better team than what they’ve shown up to this point, but it’s hard to back them given their seven-game losing streak. In their last five games, Northwestern is losing by an average of 15.4 points while shooting just 41 percent from the field. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights win by an average of 10.5 points in the favorite role and they’ve won three of the last four meetings against Northwestern. I’ll lay the bucket with Rutgers.
