It will be a battle between Big 10 opponents when the Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-3, 2-2 Big 10) welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-6, 1-3 Big 10) to Williams Arena. The game gets underway at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 12, 2019.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers Betting Prediction
In the Scarlet Knights’ last matchup, they beat the No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes, 64-61. Rutgers’ free throw rate was their biggest advantage over Ohio State. The Scarlet Knights had a rate of 0.283 (above their season average of 0.178), while the Buckeyes posted a mark of 0.121 (below their season average of 0.315). Rutgers was led by Montez Mathis, who was the team’s high scorer with 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting.
The Golden Gophers lost to the Maryland Terrapins in their last game, 82-67. Maryland made good use of their 27 trips to the charity stripe, converting on 24 of them (88.9 percent). Minnesota, meanwhile, was just 9-23 (39.1 percent). With 11 points and 11 rebounds, Minnesota’s Daniel Oturu had a solid game.
After splitting two games last season, these teams will go head-to-head for the first time this year. The Scarlet Knights won the last contest 65-54. The Scarlet Knights had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (39.5 vs. 12.8) and had a better effective field goal percentage (0.420 vs. 0.375).
Minnesota does a great job at getting to the charity stripe. They rank 14th in free throw attempt (FTA) rate (0.311), but Rutgers is among the best in the country at keeping opponents off the line (ranking 20th by allowing a FTA rate of 0.168).
Rutgers vs. Minnesota Betting Pick
College Basketball Prediction: SU Winner – Minnesota, ATS Winner – Rutgers, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Rutgers averages 4.9 blocks per game, which ranks 27th in the nation. Minnesota ranks 149th in blocks allowed per game (5.1).
The Scarlet Knights rank 136th in three pointers attempted per game (22.5) while the Golden Gophers rank 255th (17.3).
Minnesota ranks 38th in rebounds per game (39.7) while Rutgers ranks 125th in rebounds allowed per game (34.9).
The Golden Gophers are 42nd in the country with 11.1 assists allowed per game while the Scarlet Knights are 57th with 11.6 assists allowed per game.
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The Scarlet Knights’ average margin of victory in their last five games has been 0.2, down from 4.4 for the season.
During their last five games, the Golden Gophers have scored an average of 72.6 points per game (1.9 below their season average) and allowed an average of 65.0 points per game (3.2 below their season average).
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