The Sacred Heart Pioneers and Rutgers Scarlet Knights meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Jersey Mike’s Arena. The Sacred Heart Pioneers look for a 2-0 start. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights also look to remain undefeated.
The Sacred Heart Pioneers are averaging 77 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 70 points on 42.6 percent shooting. Joey Reilly is averaging 23 points and 1 assist, while Aidan Carpenter is averaging 15 points and 1 assist. Nico Galette is the third double-digit scorer and Raheem Solomon is dishing 2 assists. The Sacred Heart Pioneers are shooting 31.3 percent from beyond the arc and 63.6 percent from the free throw line. The Sacred Heart Pioneers are allowing 25 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36 rebounds per game.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are averaging 75 points on 43.1 percent shooting and allowing 35 points on 23.4 percent shooting. Cam Spencer is averaging 17 points and 2 rebounds, while Aundre Hyatt is averaging 12 points and 10 rebounds. Paul Mulcahy is the third double-digit scorer and Clifford Omoruyi is grabbing 9 rebounds. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc and 35.7 percent from the free throw line. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are allowing 4.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 39 rebounds per game.
The Pioneers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Scarlet Knights are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 18-7-1 in Pioneers last 26 overall. The under is 5-2 in Scarlet Knights last 7 overall.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are a dark horse team that can make some noise in the Big Ten this season, and they looked sharp defensively in their season opener. The Sacred Heart Pioneers just don’t have the depth to hang in a game like this on the road against a decent / above average team. Thick line while teams are still getting their feet under them. Give me Rutgers and the chalk. I’m fairly high on the Scarlet Knights this season.