A Big Ten battle between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights tips at 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Louis Brown Athletic Center. RU is 16-7 overall and 15-0 at home, while Northwestern is 6-15 overall and 1-6 on the road. Rutgers has lost three of its past five games, while Northwestern is on a six-game losing streak and has not won since Jan. 11. The Scarlet Knights are favored by 10.5 in the latest Rutgers vs. Northwestern odds, while the over-under is 130. Before entering any Northwestern vs. Rutgers picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has crushed its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread the past three years, returning $2,770 to $100 players. It also enters Week 14 of the 2019-20 season on a 33-15 run on all top-rated college basketball picks. Anybody who followed it during that span has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Rutgers vs. Northwestern. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Rutgers vs. Northwestern:
- Rutgers vs. Northwestern spread: Rutgers -10.5
- Rutgers vs. Northwestern over-under: 130 points
- Rutgers vs. Northwestern money line: Rutgers -622, Northwestern 448
What you need to know about Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights were within striking distance but couldn’t close the gap last week as they fell 56-51 to the No. 9 Maryland Terrapins. Caleb McConnell played 34 minutes, but put up just six points on 3-for-13 shooting. Rutgers led by five at halftime but Maryland scored 14 of the first 18 points of the second half. The Scarlet Knights closed within 52-51 late in the game but did not score again. Rutgers missed 14 of 17 three-point attempts.
Jacob Young was suspended for the Maryland game and his status has not been decided for Sunday’s game.
What you need to know about Northwestern
Northwestern lost 61-58 to the Purdue Boilermakers on Feb. 2. The top scorer for Northwestern was Miller Kopp (15 points). Purdue’s three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left was the decisive basket in the latest Wildcats defeat. The Boilermakers went on an 11-0 run to claim the victory as they held the Wildcats scoreless in the final 4:34. Miller Kopp led Northwestern with 15 points.
How to make Rutgers vs. Northwestern picks
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