Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 1/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Peacock

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is where the Indiana Hoosiers (10-3) will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-5) on Thursday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights played Princeton and took a loss by a final of 83-82 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights finished with 16 while Princeton totaled 20 personal fouls. They also made 9 out of their 27 tries from beyond the arc. Princeton finished the game shooting 44.4% from the charity stripe by burying 8 of their 18 shots. On top of that, Princeton snagged 36 boards (14 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Princeton earned 17 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. In regard to defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to go 47.1% from the field on 33 out of 70 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 35 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights knocked down 18 of 23 shots for a percentage of 78.3%. Rutgers finished the contest having earned a 46.0% field goal percentage (29 out of 63) and converted 6 out of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Dylan Harper is a guy who played a role for the game. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and totaled 5 boards. He ended up going 52.9% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Rutgers will enter this game with a record of 7-5 for the season. They turn the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Rutgers is pulling in 36.3 boards per game and has accumulated 161 dimes this year, which ranks 275th in the nation in terms of passing. The Scarlet Knights are shooting 33.8% on 3-pointers (80 of 237) and 71.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.8 points per game (109th in the country) while hitting 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the Scarlet Knights have forced 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 140th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 159 conceded for the year. The Scarlet Knights defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.4% (333 of 750) and they concede 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They concede 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 283rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.2).

For their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers took home the win by a final score of 77-68 when they faced Winthrop. The Hoosiers corralled 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the game. They gave up possession 8 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. Winthrop committed 22 fouls for the contest which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana knocked down 1 of their 20 attempts (5.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hoosiers shot 30 for 66 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5%. The Hoosiers allowed Winthrop to convert 24 out of their 64 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5% for the game. They finished 26.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 23 and ended up shooting 14 of 20 at the free throw line (70.0%). In regard to how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Winthrop to pull down 33 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Myles Rice ended up having an impact for the Hoosiers for the game. He made 7 of 13 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes for this game.

Indiana has a record of 10-3 on the campaign. The Hoosiers have committed 16.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.8 times per game (52nd in college) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. Indiana has accounted for 1,023 points on the campaign (78.7 per game) and they pull down 38.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Hoosiers are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 38th in D-1.

The Indiana defense surrenders 31.7% from downtown (98 of 309) and opponents are making 68.4% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.2 assists and 32.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 266th and 96th in those categories. The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 149th in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.9. They are able to force 12.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (112th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rutgers

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