Michigan Wolverines vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 2/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: FS1

Jersey Mike’s Arena is the location where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-13) will take on the Michigan Wolverines (8-20) on Thursday.

The Michigan Wolverines faced off with Purdue and took a loss by a final of 84-76 in their last contest. Michigan ended the game having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and made 9 of 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Wolverines buried 9 of 13 attempts for a rate of 69.2%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 24 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to the defense, Michigan allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the floor on 32 of 68 shooting. Purdue doled out 18 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Purdue snagged 40 rebounds (17 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Purdue walked away from this one shooting 68.4% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 19 shots. They also made 7 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to personal fouls, the Wolverines left the arena with 22 while Purdue recorded 15 personal fouls.

Dug McDaniel is someone who was important in the game. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He went 35.0% from the floor and also distributed 6 dimes.

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Michigan will play this game with a record of 8-20 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 17.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Michigan is pulling in 35.5 boards per contest and has tallied 358 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 215th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wolverines are hitting 37.1% on 3-point shots (231 of 623) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.8 points per contest (148th in D-1) while shooting 45.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wolverines have forced 9.5 turnovers every game while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 247th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 379 surrendered for the season. The Wolverines defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.0% (815 of 1,773) and they concede 35.1 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 35.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 340th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (79.0).

When they last played, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 63-46 when they faced Maryland. When discussing how they rebounded, Rutgers allowed Maryland to pull down 37 in total (12 offensive). They went 31.6% from 3-point land via 6 out of 19 and finished the contest at 15 out of 24 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Scarlet Knights permitted Maryland to knock down 21 out of 51 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Scarlet Knights shot 17 out of 46 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Rutgers made 2 out of their 11 tries (18.2%). They were able to bury 10 of them for a rate of 58.8%. Maryland was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Scarlet Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Scarlet Knights were able to snag 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 in this game.

Aundre Hyatt ended up being a major contributor for the Scarlet Knights for this game. He converted 3 out of 8 for the game for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and earned 3 rebounds. He accumulated 13 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this game.

Rutgers has a win-loss mark of 14-13 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Scarlet Knights are connecting on 39.1% from the field, which is ranked 357th in college basketball. Rutgers has 1,786 points for the year (66.1 per game) and they snag 37.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.9 times per game (289th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per game. The Scarlet Knights commit 16.7 personal fouls per contest and they hit 66.8% from the free throw line.

The Scarlet Knights on defense are ranked 40th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.4. They are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (29th in college basketball). The Rutgers defense allows 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc (192 of 600) and their opposition makes 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 39.3 boards per contest, which is 139th and 353rd in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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