Rutgers vs Ohio State Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/7/24

In this article, we will formulate a Rutgers vs Ohio State Prediction for this college basketball game on Saturday, December 7th, at the Value City Arena.  To formulate this prediction, we will examine:

-The Scarlet Knights’ recent form and recent player performance 

-The Buckeyes’ recent form and recent player performance

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Rutgers 

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Ohio State

-Recent betting trends in games played between Rutgers and Ohio State

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Scarlet Knights and Buckeyes.

Rutgers Needs This Win

Rutgers knows they need this win after losing two straight games. Come March, this is the type of game that the committee will look at when deciding the Scarlet Knight’s fate. Rutgers in the last game faced off against Texas A&M and they scored 77 points but the defense gave up 81 points and that led to the defeat. Rutgers has been scoring 81.4 points on average so far this year. This places them in the 75th position amongst other college basketball teams. They have given up an average of 75 points per game, putting their defense in 270th place. Rutgers will face Penn State, Seton Hall, and Princeton following this one.

Ohio State Needs This Win

Ohio State needs this win after they were blown out in the last game. Ohio State faced off against Maryland and they scored only 59 points while the defense gave up 83 points and that led to the defeat. In the first half, they scored only 17 points and that led to the blowout loss. Devin Royal did have a strong game putting up 18 points and nine rebounds. Ohio State has been scoring an average of 82.5 points per game. Their offense is ranked 59th in comparison to others in college basketball. They have given up an average of 66.3 points per game, ranking their defense in 77th place. Ohio State will take on Auburn, Valparaiso, and Kentucky after this game.

Rutgers vs Ohio State Prediction

This is going to be a high-scoring game. This isn’t the same Rutgers defense as years past and that is going to be the difference here. Ohio State on the season is averaging 82.5 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score. Rutgers will also continue their hot scoring and both of these teams are going to go well over 80 points here. Back the over to cash with ease.

Shane Mickle's Pick: Over