Penn State Nittany Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 1/24/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: fuboTV

The Penn State Nittany Lions (13-6) are hitting the road to Jersey Mike’s Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-6).

The Penn State Nittany Lions faced Nebraska and went home with a win by a final score of 76-65 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Nittany Lions ended up walking away with 22 while Nebraska racked up 12 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Nebraska ended up going 54.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Nebraska pulled down 31 boards (5 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Nebraska dished out 14 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. With regard to defense, Penn State allowed the other team to go 45.1% from the field on 23 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 32 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nittany Lions converted 11 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. Penn State walked away from the contest having earned a 49.1% FG percentage (27 out of 55) and made 11 out of their 30 shots from distance.

Andrew Funk is someone who was a major contributor in this matchup. He shot 61.5% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 37 minutes and also snagged 2 boards. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Penn State enters this one with a record of 13-6 on the season. They turn it over 8.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.8 fouls per game. As a team, Penn State is pulling in 33.5 boards per contest and has accounted for 278 dimes for the campaign, which is 136th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Nittany Lions are hitting 39.4% on 3-point shots (208 of 528) and 77.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 74.6 points per outing (124th in college hoops) while shooting 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Nittany Lions are forcing 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.1 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.4% on shots from distance while they are 116th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.0). The Nittany Lions defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.5% (465 of 1,120) and they relinquish 36.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 213th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 260 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights went home defeated by a final of 70-57 against Michigan State. Concerning rebounding, Rutgers allowed Michigan State to pull down 34 in total (6 on the offensive side). They went 54.5% from 3-point land via 12 of 22 and finished the contest at 6 of 7 from the free throw line (85.7%). The Scarlet Knights allowed Michigan State to make 26 of 55 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 47.3% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Scarlet Knights shot 22 for 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.4%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Rutgers converted 2 of their 17 tries (11.8%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Michigan State earned 17 personal fouls in this game which got the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Scarlet Knights recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this matchup.

Paul Mulcahy pitched in for the Scarlet Knights in this game. He buried 5 of 8 for this game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 1 rebound. He totaled 12 points in his 35 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes in this game.

Rutgers has a win-loss record of 13-6 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Scarlet Knights are connecting on 42.7% from the field, which is ranked 282nd in the country. Rutgers has 1,334 points for the season (70.2 per game) and they grab 38.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per game (60th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. The Scarlet Knights commit 15.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense allows 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (130 of 439) and opponents are knocking down 67.0% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.2 assists and 33.9 total boards per game, which is 78th and 165th in the country. The Scarlet Knights on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the nation in points given up per game with 57.6. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.7% from the field (6th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Penn State

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