Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 3/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: BTN

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-13) are on their way to Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (20-8).

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights faced off with Maryland and took a loss by a score of 63-46 in their last contest. Rutgers ended having earned a 37.0% FG percentage (17 out of 46) and buried 2 of their 11 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights knocked down 10 of 17 shots for a rate of 58.8%. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to defending, Rutgers allowed the other team to go 41.2% from the floor on 21 out of 51 shooting. Maryland recorded 15 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Maryland collected 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Maryland finished the game at 62.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 24 attempts. They also knocked down 6 out of their 19 tries from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Scarlet Knights walked away with 19 and Maryland finished the game with 15 fouls.

Aundre Hyatt is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He finished the contest at 37.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 27 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up scoring 13 points on 3 out of 8 shooting.

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Rutgers comes into this one with a mark of 14-13 on the year. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Rutgers is pulling down 37.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 322 assists on the year, which ranks 312th in the country in terms of passing. The Scarlet Knights are shooting 29.1% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 505) and 66.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 66.1 pts per game (334th in the nation) while connecting on 39.1% from the field.

On defense, the Scarlet Knights are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are 95th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 335 relinquished for the campaign. The Scarlet Knights defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.6% (620 of 1,528) and they concede 39.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 32.0% from 3-point land and they are ranked 41st in college hoops in PPG allowed (66.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nebraska Cornhuskers got the win with a final of 73-55 against Minnesota. The Cornhuskers collected 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Minnesota committed 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.2%. Regarding 3-point shots, Nebraska converted 9 out of their 28 tries (32.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Cornhuskers finished shooting 24 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. The Cornhuskers permitted Minnesota to make 18 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.0% in this matchup. They finished 26.1% from downtown by hitting 6 out of 23 and ended up going 13 out of 19 from the free throw line (68.4%). When discussing rebounding, Nebraska allowed Minnesota to grab 35 overall (9 offensive).

Juwan Gary ended up being a factor for the Cornhuskers for this contest. He accumulated 22 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and added 2 assists in the matchup. He buried 7 out of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Nebraska has a record of 20-8 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which ranks 167th in college hoops. Nebraska has 2,159 pts for the season (77.1 per contest) and they average 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.4 times per game (54th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. The Cornhuskers have committed 15.6 fouls every game and they hit 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Nebraska defense concedes 32.2% from downtown (236 of 733) and their opponents are connecting on 67.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.1 assists and 37.0 boards per contest, which ranks 201st and 300th in college hoops. The Cornhuskers are ranked 107th in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.5. They are forcing 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the floor (13th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Rutgers

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