Indiana Hoosiers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: Peacock

The Indiana Hoosiers (11-4) are headed to Jersey Mike’s Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-6).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Ohio State and walked away with a win by a score of 71-65 in their last game. Indiana finished the contest having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (27 out of 58) and made 5 of 12 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Hoosiers knocked down 12 of their 16 tries for a rate of 75.0%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 36.2% from the field on 25 of 69 shooting. Ohio State recorded 13 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. In addition, Ohio State snagged 42 rebounds (16 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Ohio State walked away from this one shooting 88.9% from the free throw line by making 8 of 9 attempts. They knocked down 7 of their 27 shots from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Hoosiers walked away with 15 and Ohio State finished the game with 15 fouls.

Malik Reneau is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He walked away with 23 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played for 37 minutes played and snagged 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Indiana enters this one with a win-loss record of 11-4 so far this year. They are averaging 75.5 pts per game (170th in Division 1) while hitting 49.0% from the field. The Hoosiers are connecting on 34.0% on three-point attempts (73 of 215) and 68.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is pulling in 35.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 231 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 78th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hoosiers are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.3% on 3-pointers while they are 245th in the nation in points per game allowed (73.7). The Hoosiers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.6% (389 of 935) and they relinquish 34.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 288th in the nation in giving up assists with 214 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights went home defeated by a final of 86-77 when they faced Iowa. The Scarlet Knights snagged 27 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards totaling 44 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. Iowa earned 17 fouls in this game which got the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.9%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Rutgers converted 6 of their 19 tries (31.6%). In all, the Scarlet Knights shot 28 out of 71 from the field which had them sitting at 39.4%. The Scarlet Knights permitted Iowa to make 29 out of their 63 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 46.0% for the matchup. They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 24 at the free throw line (87.5%). In relation to team rebounding, Rutgers allowed Iowa to pull down 33 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Mawot Mag ended up being a major contributor for the Scarlet Knights in the game. He converted 7 out of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 10 rebounds. He tallied 24 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and added 1 assist in this game.

Rutgers has a win-loss record of 8-6 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Scarlet Knights are hitting on 39.7% from the field, which is 345th in the country. Rutgers has totaled 959 pts on the campaign (68.5 per contest) and they average 38.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per game (300th in the country) and they are giving up possession 11.2 times per contest. The Scarlet Knights commit 16.4 fouls per game and they shoot 66.6% from the charity stripe.

The Rutgers defense gives up 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (96 of 303) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 11.3 dimes and 40.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 72nd and 347th in the nation. The Scarlet Knights on the defensive side of the court are 34th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 64.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.8% from the floor (23rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Rutgers

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