Indiana vs. Rutgers Prediction & Odds
Number ten Indiana travels to Piscataway, NJ to face unranked Rutgers at 4:00 PM ET Saturday. Can the Hoosiers cover the 3-point spread as road favorites?
Indiana is 7-0 on the year with their best wins coming over Xavier and North Carolina. They will look to remain undefeated on Saturday. The Hoosiers are 5-1-1 against the spread this season.
Rutgers is 5-2 this season with their best wins coming over Sacred Heart and Rider. Their only losses came against Temple and Miami. The Scarlet Knights are 4-3 against the spread this year.
Game Matchup and Betting Odds
657 Indiana Hoosiers (-3) at 658 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (+3); O/U 134.5
4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2022
Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, NJ
Indiana vs. Rutgers Public Betting Information
Our CBB Public Betting Information page indicates that the public favors the Hoosiers in this contest. Our public betting data illustrates that 71% of public bets are on Indiana -3. Do note that these numbers are subject to change and could be different once tipoff rolls around, so be sure to check the link so you’re receiving the most up-to-date public betting data.
Indiana Game Notes
Indiana is coming off of a huge 77-65 home win over North Carolina on Wednesday. In that contest, senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis led all scorers with 21 points and led the Hoosiers in rebounding with 10 boards. Jackson-Davis is Indiana’s leading scorer and rebounder on the season and is shooting an astonishing 71.2% from the field through 6 games this season.
Indiana’s best guard is senior Xavier Johnson. Johnson transferred from Pittsburgh after the 2021 season and this is his second year in Bloomington. He is second on the Hoosiers in scoring at 12.3 points per game and leads the club in assists per game (4.7), as well as three-point field goal percentage (53.3%). Indiana will likely need significant contributions from both Trayce Jackson-Davis and Xavier Johnson to topple Rutgers in this road contest.
Rutgers Game Notes
The Scarlet Knights’ leading scorer and rebounder is 6’11” senior center Clifford Omoruyi. Omoruyi is averaging 16.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. He also leads Rutgers in blocked shots with 1.7 per game. Clifford Omoruyi has posted three double-doubles through 7 games and he’s shooting an efficient 52.7% from the field on 13 shot attempts per game.
The Scarlet Knights’ best guard is 6’4” senior Cam Spencer, who transferred to Rutgers after three seasons at Loyola Maryland. Spencer is second on the team in scoring with 15.3 points per game and he’s leading the club in three-point shooting percentage, knocking down 43.2% of his shots from beyond the arc. Rutgers will need Clifford Omoruyi and Cam Spencer to play well to hand Indiana their first loss of the season and/or cover this game.
Indiana vs. Rutgers CBB Betting Trends
Indiana is 7-1-1 ATS in their last 9 road games.
Indiana is 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall.
Indiana is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games.
Rutgers is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against teams with a winning straight-up record.
Indiana vs. Rutgers CBB Prediction:
Indiana has been one of the best teams in the country in the early part of the college basketball season. They lead the nation in offensive efficiency (1.190), rank sixth in points scored per game (87.1), and rank second in average scoring margin per game (+27). The Hoosiers are coming off a dominant double-digit win over a good North Carolina team, and they appear to have arrived as true contenders for not just the Big Ten title, but the national title as well. The spread seems a bit low to me, which is why I’ll lay the points with the Hoosiers on the road.
CBB BETTING PREDICTION: INDIANA HOOSIERS -3
