Wagner Seahawks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wagner Seahawks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: BTN

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-17 last season) will try to defeat the Wagner Seahawks (17-16 last year) at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Wednesday.

The Wagner Seahawks stepped onto the hardwood against North Carolina and went home with a loss by a final score of 90-62 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Seahawks ended up with 13 while North Carolina recorded 13 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 18 tries from three-point range. North Carolina went 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 shots. On top of that, North Carolina snagged 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. North Carolina earned 14 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. In relation to defending, Wagner allowed their opponent to shoot 55.0% from the field on 33 out of 60 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they earned a total of 20 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Seahawks knocked down 9 of 15 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Wagner walked away from the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 58) and knocked down 7 of 18 three-point shots.

Julian Brown is someone who was a major contributor for the game. He scored 18 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins played but concluded the game with no rebounds. He went 60.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists.

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Wagner heads into this contest after finishing with a record of 17-16 last year. They averaged 63.7 points per contest (353rd in Division 1) while hitting 39.6% from the field. The Seahawks shot 32.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (238 of 727) and 70.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Wagner snagged 35.8 boards per contest and totaled 421 dimes last year, which was 204th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lost possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest and as a group committed 15.4 personal fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Seahawks were able to force 11.1 turnovers every game and they drew 14.0 personal fouls. They gave up 30.0% on 3-pointers and they were ranked 8th in college hoops in points per game allowed (63.1). The Seahawks defensively gave up a field goal percentage of 42.2% (753 of 1,786) and they relinquished 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They were ranked 242nd in the country in giving up assists with 444 relinquished over the course of last season.

For their last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights went home defeated by a final of 65-51 against Maryland. Regarding attacking the glass, Rutgers allowed Maryland to collect 39 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 35.0% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 20 and finished the contest at 14 of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). The Scarlet Knights permitted Maryland to convert 22 out of their 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Scarlet Knights went 19 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 31.1%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Rutgers converted 5 of 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. Maryland was called for 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Scarlet Knights earned 21 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 26 in the matchup.

Gavin Griffiths ended up having an impact for the Scarlet Knights in this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 33 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

Rutgers had a win-loss record of 15-17 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Scarlet Knights shot 38.9% from the field, which ranked them 358th in the nation. Rutgers earned 2,092 pts over the course of last season (65.4 per contest) and they averaged 37.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 11.8 times per game (294th in D-1) and they turned the ball over 11.4 times per game. The Scarlet Knights committed 16.9 fouls per contest and they shot 65.8% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense conceded 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (232 of 709) and their opponents made 70.0% of their foul shots. They allowed 12.6 assists and 39.6 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 148th and 356th in college basketball. The Scarlet Knights on defense were ranked 34th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.5. They forced 14.9 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (27th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wagner

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