Rutgers vs Merrimack Prediction 11-20-24 College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Rutgers vs Merrimack Prediction for this college basketball game on Wednesday,  November 20th, at the The RAC.

Rutgers Have Confidence

Rutgers have confidence heading into this game and they have one each of their first three games of the season. In the last game against Monmouth, Rutgers scored 98 points and they ended up cruising to the 17-point victory. Rutgers shot 59.6 percent from the field and 55 percent from behind the three-point line. Dylan Harper had a huge game putting up 20 points, six assists, and five rebounds. There were five different players that put up at least 10 points. Rutgers is averaging 82.7 percent from the field while the defense is giving up 66 points per game. The offense is ranked 113th in the league, while the defense is ranked 92nd. Rutgers will play Kennesaw State, Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, and Penn State next.

Slow Start for Merrimack

It has been a slow start for Merrimack and after winning their first game they have lost two straight games. In the last game against Princeton, the offense scored only 57 points while the defense gave up 68 points and that led to the defeat. Adam Clark had a strong game for Merrimack putting up 24 points, four rebounds, and two assists. Merrimack hasn’t been a very good offensive team and they are averaging only 54.7 points per game while the defense is giving up 60.7 points per game. The offense is ranked 360th in the league while the defense is ranked 31st. They want to keep the pace of the game slow. 

Rutgers vs Merrimack Prediction

Merrimack wants to keep the pace of this game slow and that’s exactly what they are going to do here. They are averaging only 54.7 points per game and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going here. I do expect their defense will step up and Rutgers is going to really struggle to get the offense going here. This game is going to be lower scoring and the under is going to cash.