Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 3/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024

Location: Kohl Center in Madison, WI

TV: FS1

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-14) are hitting the road to Kohl Center on Thursday where they will take on the Wisconsin Badgers (18-11).

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights played Nebraska and ended up losing by a score of 67-56 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights ended up with 17 and Nebraska recorded 16 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 27 tries from 3-point land. Nebraska finished the contest at 70.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 20 shots. Furthermore, Nebraska pulled down 42 rebounds (13 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Nebraska doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. With respect to the defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 38 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights made 10 of their 19 shots for a rate of 52.6%. Rutgers finished having earned a 32.8% field goal percentage (21 out of 64) and buried 4 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Jeremiah Williams is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 14 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Rutgers will play this game with a win-loss record of 15-14 so far this season. They are averaging 66.3 points per contest (333rd in the country) on 39.4% from the field. The Scarlet Knights are connecting on 28.9% on three-point attempts (159 of 550) and 66.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Rutgers is collecting 37.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 348 assists on the year, which ranks 305th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.7 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Scarlet Knights are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 31.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 31st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.0). The Scarlet Knights defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.3% (660 of 1,639) and they relinquish 39.4 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 102nd in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 358 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Wisconsin Badgers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-83 against Illinois. When discussing rebounding, Wisconsin allowed Illinois to snag 29 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 56.3% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 9 out of 16 and finished the game at 24 of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Badgers permitted Illinois to convert 29 of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 51.8% in this contest. Overall, the Badgers went 30 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Wisconsin converted 6 of 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Illinois was called for 18 fouls for the game which took the Badgers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Badgers corralled 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the matchup.

Tyler Wahl was important for the Badgers for the matchup. He converted 9 of 14 for the contest for a rate of 64.3%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game.

Wisconsin has a mark of 18-11 for the campaign. The Badgers are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per contest (286th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.8 times per game. Wisconsin has accumulated 2,159 points for the year (74.4 per game) and they pull in 33.8 boards per contest. As an offense, the Badgers are hitting on 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 85th in D-1.

The Wisconsin defense gives up 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (201 of 542) and their opponents are knocking down 71.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.2 assists and 30.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 55th and 10th in those categories. The Badgers on the defensive side of the court are 112th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They are able to force 10.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (317th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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