Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (9-10) will go up against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-8) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Tuesday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights played Nebraska and walked away with a win by a score of 63-61 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights finished with 21 while Nebraska finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also buried 6 out of their 20 tries from downtown. Nebraska finished shooting 72.4% from the free throw line by making 21 of 29 attempts. In addition, Nebraska pulled down 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Nebraska doled out 9 assists and had 4 steals in this game. In regard to the defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to shoot 29.3% from the floor on 17 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the game in addition to forcing 15 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 36 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights converted 14 of 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Rutgers walked away from the contest having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (23 out of 60) and converted 3 out of their 19 shots from downtown.

Mawot Mag is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He ended up scoring 13 points on 4 of 4 shooting. He played 20 minutes and pulled down 7 boards. He finished the game at 100.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Rutgers will take the court with a win-loss mark of 12-8 so far this season. They currently have an average of 67.0 pts per game (291st in the country) while going 42.3% from the floor. The Scarlet Knights are connecting on 33.3% on three-point shots (127 of 381) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Rutgers is grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 318 assists this year, which has them ranked 43rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.4 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Scarlet Knights are able to force 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 fouls. They give up 33.8% from 3-point land and they are 58th in college hoops in PPG allowed (64.2). The Scarlet Knights are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.3% (455 of 1,130) and they relinquish 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 134th in D-1 in giving up assists with 236 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Northwestern Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 59-56 when they faced Illinois. The Wildcats collected 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. Illinois had 15 fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 12 shots. They were able to convert 10 of the free throws for a clip of 83.3%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Northwestern made 6 out of 18 tries (33.3%). In all, the Wildcats shot 20 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.7%. The Wildcats permitted Illinois to make 22 of 51 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1% in the matchup. They finished 27.8% from distance by going 5 of 18 and finished the game at 10 of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). Concerning rebounds, Northwestern allowed Illinois to grab 34 in all (5 offensive).

Pete Nance was important for the Wildcats for the game. He made 8 of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and totaled 1 assist in the matchup.

Northwestern has a record of 9-10 this season. The Wildcats are committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (16th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.1 times per game. Northwestern has accounted for 1,427 points so far this year (75.1 per contest) and they average 36.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 204th in D-1.

The Northwestern defense concedes 36.3% on shots from 3-point land (157 of 432) and opponents are connecting on 72.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.9 assists and 35.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 278th and 206th in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats are ranked 167th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 68.4. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the field (112th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rutgers

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