Rutgers vs Penn State Predictions & Odds (Feb. 26)

Feb. 23, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions guard Myles Dread (2) and Penn State Nittany Lions guard Jalen Pickett (22) react late within the sport in the course of the second half of Thursday’s basketball sport in opposition to the Ohio State Buckeyes at Worth Metropolis Area.Necessary Credit score: Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch

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• Penn State is a 2.5-point house favourite over Rutgers on Sunday night time in a Massive Ten sport
• Penn State is on a three-game successful streak
• A take a look at the Rutgers vs Penn State odds and matchup may be discovered beneath with a prediction

Penn State will attempt to proceed its late-season surge when it hosts slumping Rutgers at 6:30 pm ET Sunday in a Massive Ten sport on the Bryce Jordan Heart in College Park.

Penn State (17-11, 12-3 house, 8-9 Massive Ten) is on a three-game successful streak after shedding 4 in a row and defeated Ohio State 75-71 on Thursday on the highway. Rutgers (17-11, 3-6 highway, 9-8 Massive Ten) misplaced to Michigan 58-45 on Thursday on the highway for its fourth defeat in its final 5 video games.

The sport might be televised by the Massive Ten Community.

Rutgers vs Penn State Odds

Penn State is a 2.5-point favourite over Rutgers within the school basketball odds. Each groups have been worthwhile in opposition to the unfold this season because the Scarlet Knights are 17-11 and the Nittany Lions have a 16-11-1 document.

Odds as of February twenty fifth at DraftKings.

Rutgers Betting Outlook

Rutgers burst to a 13-3 lead Thursday with 11:52 left within the first half. Nonetheless, Scarlet Knights then scored 32 factors within the final 31 minutes in shedding to Michigan.

Rutgers had a poor taking pictures night time. They made simply 38.3% (18 of 47) of their discipline purpose makes an attempt and went a putrid 5 for 16 (31.3%) on the free throw line.

Senior guard Cam Spencer led Rutgers with 11 factors, seven rebounds and three steals.

For the season, the Loyola Maryland switch is averaging 12.6 factors, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and a pair of.3 steals a sport. He’s second within the Massive Ten in steals behind fellow Rutgers senior guard Caleb McConnell (2.5).

Cam Spencer reveals true class by working towards with a ladder. pic.twitter.com/1cMynlQQ14

— Lunchman (@noah_dinerman) February 24, 2023

Junior middle Clifford Omoruyi posted 10 factors and 10 rebounds for his twelfth double-double of the season. He has averages of 13.3 factors, 9.8 rebounds and a pair of.1 blocks, and is third within the convention in boards and rejections.

Rutgers is likely one of the prime defensive groups within the nation, rating seventh in factors allowed (59.8), ninth in discipline purpose proportion allowed (38.9) and nineteenth in three-point proportion allowed (29.9).

Penn State Betting Outlook

Senior guard Jalen Pickett scored 21 of his game-high 23 factors within the second half to raise Penn State over Ohio State on Thursday. He additionally had every of the Nittany Lions’ final 14 factors.

Pickett made 8 of 11 discipline purpose makes an attempt in a sport that was tied 37-all at halftime.

An All-America candidate, Pickett is averaging 18.8 factors, 7.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists a sport. He tops the Massive Ten in assists and is fourth in scoring whereas his Wood Award odds are +20000.

Behind Pickett, Penn State shot 51.9% (27 of 52) general and 52.6% (10 of 19) from three-point vary. The Nittany Lions had simply 4 turnovers however compelled Ohio State into just one.

Jalen Pickett out of Penn State is a draft sleeper. The 6’4 PG is averaging 18/7/7 whereas taking pictures 50% from the sector and he’s a profession 35% 3pt shooter on 5 makes an attempt a sport. He additionally doesn’t have a number of turnovers with a TOV% of 11. He’s a extremely good shot creator as effectively. pic.twitter.com/x708e9ihFL

— KJ (@Kjpistons) January 18, 2023

Senior wing Seth Lundy added 19 factors and made 4 of 8 three-point makes an attempt. Senior guard Camren Wynter contributed 18 factors.

Lundy is averaging 14.6 factors and 6.1 rebounds. Senior guard Andrew Funk has a 12.1 scoring common.

Penn State is eighth in Division I in three-point taking pictures (39.2%), 46^th in free throw proportion (75.3) and forty seventh in general discipline purpose taking pictures (47.0%).

Rutgers vs Penn State Prediction

Rutgers has received two video games in a row over Penn State, together with rolling to a 65-45 victory on January 24 at house. Omoruyi topped the Scarlet Knights with 16 factors and 10 rebounds whereas Pickett paced the Nittany Lions with 15 factors.

Search for Penn State and Pickett to avenge that loss as Rutgers is stumbling to the end line of the common season.

Choose: Penn State -2.5 (-110)

Season document: 32-25 (+4.6 items) ATS, 4-9 (-4.5 items) ML

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