Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Michigan Wolverines 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Michigan Wolverines will collide in the Big Ten Conference Tournament – 2nd Round at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, March 9.
Rutgers ended the regular season with an overall standing of 18-13 (.581) and 10-10 (.500) in conference play while taking 9th place in the Big Ten Conference.
The Scarlet Knights lost three of the last five games played including the final contest in the regular season versus the Northwestern Wildcats at 53-65 in their recent home outings on Sunday.
Center Clifford Omoruyi scored 14 points on 58.3% FG while Guard Caleb McConnell hauled down 8 defensive rebounds in leading the offense of Rutgers in the loss.
Junior Center Clifford Omoruyi recorded an average of 13.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game while Guard Paul Mulcahy dished out an average of 4.9 assists for the Scarlet Knights.
Omoruyi shots 51.1% from the field, 59.7% from the free-throw line, and 19.0% from the three-point area.
Guard Cam Spencer is the next leading scorer with an average of 12.7 PPG on 44.0% overall shooting and 43.1% from the long-range.
Rutgers only has two players with double-figure average scoring and scored an average of 68.2 PPG as a team.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are 2-6 ATS and 2-6 SU in their last eight games played while the totals went UNDER in 4 of Rutgers’ last 5 matches.
The Scarlet Knights are 2-6 against the spread in their last 8 contests played versus Michigan and 1-12 straight up in their last 13 outings against the Wolverines.
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Michigan Wolverines Predictions 3/9/2023
The Michigan Wolverines come into this B-10 conference tournament with a 4-6 record in their last ten contests played while riding on a two-game losing streak.
Michigan finished the regular season with an overall record of 17-14, 11-9 in conference play, and placed eighth in the Big Ten Conference for the season.
The Wolverines will be facing the Scarlet Knights in a conference tournament after losing the final match of the regular season against the 15th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers at 73-75 in overtime on Sunday.
Junior Center Hunter Dickinson led Michigan in scoring with 24 points on 58.8% overall shooting and also pulled down 14 rebounds with 11 coming from the defensive side of the court.
Center Hunter Dickinson led the way for the Wolverines in almost all categories with an average scoring of 18.2 PPG, in rebounding with an average of 9.0 boards per match, and in blocks with an average of 1.7 per outing.
Guard Dug McDaniel distributed an average of 3.5 assists per contest and Guard Kobe Bufkin averaged 1.3 steals per match.
Michigan has three players with double-digit average scoring and as a team, averages 73.8 PPG on 44.9% FG and 34.6% from beyond the arc.
The totals went OVER in 4 of the Wolverines’ last 5 matches while Michigan is 5-0 against the spread in its last 5 games played.
The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Wolverines’ last 6 contests played versus Rutgers while Michigan is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 outings against a rival in the Big Ten Conference.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Michigan Wolverines. The NCAAB Pick for this contest is Michigan -2.5. Both teams struggled the whole season but the Wolverines are the better team in this match-up.
Watch for Michigan to use its advantage in size and surprise the ailing team of Rutgers with its dominance on the offense and on defense in this contest.
Look for the Wolverines to take control of this game and get the win to advance in the B12 conference tournament. The prediction: The Michigan Wolverines will win 75-69.
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Michigan Wolverines 3/9/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
NCAAB Starting Time: 12:00 PM ET
Location: United Center in Chicago, IL
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023
TV: BTN
NCAAB Odds/Point Spread: Michigan Wolverines -2.5
NCAAB Totals: 133.0