Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Ohio State Buckeyes Betting Odds and Trends

Many eyes in the college basketball world will be on Louis Brown Athletic Center Sunday as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights look to beat the odds vs the Ohio State Buckeyes in NCAA hoops betting action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as 5.5-point underdogs on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Ohio State Buckeyes will try to spoil to the party and cover the point spread on Sunday; they are 8-8 ATS against the betting line this season, while the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are 8-6 ATS. Ohio State Buckeyes are 5-11 on betting the total; Rutgers Scarlet Knights are 6-8.

This college basketball game matches up the No. 146 (Rutgers) and the No. 23 (Ohio State) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.

Statistical Matchup

Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Rutgers has the nation's No. 219-rated offensive output, at 70.22 PPG. The visiting Ohio State Buckeyes defense ranks No. 74 allowing on average 68.39 PPG. The Scarlet Knights FG% has averaged 41.4% so far, less than the Rutgers Buckeyes marksmen have achieved on the year, 49.57% per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

The battle between the Buckeyes and Terrapins didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Maryland was handed a 91-69 defeat on Thursday at Value City Arena.

Rutgers got 22 points from Corey Sanders but lost anyway, 76-72, to Michigan State on Wednesday at Breslin Center.

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