Wisconsin Badgers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 1/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: FS1

The Wisconsin Badgers (10-3) are traveling to Jersey Mike’s Arena on Monday where they will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-5).

The Wisconsin Badgers took the court against Detroit and took home the win by a score of 76-53 in their last game. Wisconsin walked away from the game having earned a 40.6% FG percentage (26 of 64) and made 7 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Badgers buried 17 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 46 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest while creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Wisconsin allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the floor on 22 of 66 shooting. Detroit distributed 5 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Detroit grabbed 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 83.3% from the free throw line by converting 5 of 6 attempts. They also made 4 out of their 8 attempts from 3-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Badgers ended up walking away with 13 and Detroit recorded 17 personal fouls.

Nolan Winter is one player who was a contributor in the game. He shot 66.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 21 mins and pulled down 11 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Wisconsin heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 10-3 for the season. They average 81.5 points per outing (64th in the country) while hitting 44.9% from the floor. The Badgers are hitting 32.5% on three-point attempts (114 of 351) and 85.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Wisconsin is pulling in 36.2 boards per game and has tallied 195 assists on the season, which is 165th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Badgers are forcing their opponents into 10.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They rank 50th in college hoops in allowing assists with 143 surrendered for the season. The Badgers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 41.3% (323 of 783) and they surrender 34.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.2% on 3-pointers while they are 176th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (70.9).

For their last game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 91-64 against Columbia. When it comes to attacking the glass, Rutgers permitted Columbia to get 29 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 39.3% from distance by shooting 11 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 5 out of 6 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Scarlet Knights allowed Columbia to knock down 24 out of 59 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.7% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Scarlet Knights ended up shooting 36 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.4%. When it comes to shots from distance, Rutgers knocked down 11 of 34 tries (32.4%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 66.7%. Columbia was called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Scarlet Knights corralled 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the game.

Airious Bailey ended up being a major contributor for the Scarlet Knights in the matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 18 in the game for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 8 rebounds. He earned 24 points in his 31 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Rutgers has a mark of 8-5 so far this season. The Scarlet Knights are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 71.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per contest (168th in college) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per contest. Rutgers has totaled 1,036 points on the year (79.7 per game) and they collect 37.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Scarlet Knights are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which is 126th in college.

The Rutgers defense gives up 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (106 of 311) and their opposition makes 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 13.3 dimes and 36.1 total boards per game, which is 207th and 272nd in college hoops. The Scarlet Knights on defense are ranked 264th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 74.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (248th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wisconsin

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