Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/08/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 8, 2022

Venue:  The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rutgers +5.5, OSU -5.5; Over/Under:  136 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rutgers +5.5, OSU -5.5; Over/Under:  136 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rutgers +5.5, OSU -5.5; Over/Under:  136 points

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  6-2 (1-0) (4th place, Big Ten)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  6-2 (0-0) (7th place, Big Ten)

 

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  6-2  last 10

Ohio State Buckeyes:  6-2  last 10

 

Rutgers is coming into this game with a 6-2 record overall and they are 0-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 1-0 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game off of a win against the Indiana Hoosiers in their last game. Caleb McConnell led the team in points in that game with 16 while Derek Simpson was next on the team with 14 points. Paul Mulcahy led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Caleb McConnell led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 36.7% from the field, 28.6% from 3-point range, and 68.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 73.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 54.1 PPG against them. Rutgers has an ATS record of 5-3 this season and their O/U record is 3-5.

 

 

Ohio State is coming into this game with a 6-2 record overall and they are 4-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are also 0-0 in their conference games this season as well. They are entering this game off of a win against the St. Francis Red Flash in their last game. Brice Sensabaugh led the team in points in that game with 15 while Bruce Thornton was next on the team with 13 points. Sean McNeil led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Felix Okpara led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 50.7% from the field, 56.5% from 3-point range, and 72.2% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 80.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 63.2 PPG against them. Ohio State has an ATS record of 4-4 this season and their O/U record is 5-3.

The current betting odds have Rutgers listed as a 5.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Rutgers had a very promising season last year and they are going to be looking to build off that great year they just had. They are only going to get better this season and they are already off to a great start this year. They haven't won a game on the road yet, only playing 1 road game so far, but they just pulled off a big win against Indiana in their last game who is a ranked team and that will give them a lot of confidence in this game. Ohio State wasn't anything special last season and they still aren't that good this year either. They are ranked number 25 in the country right now but they also started last season as a ranked team before that quickly went away, and so far the 2 games they have played against ranked teams were both losses and not even close losses. This Rutgers team is still playing with a chip on their shoulder from last year and they are going to be a very dangerous team as the season goes on since they will just keep getting better deeper into the season. They are going to be a sneaky good team this season and they could even pull off the upset in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on Rutgers to cover the spread in this game.

 

Rutgers Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, December 8, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rutgers 72 OSU 68.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 25-18 ATS off an upset win as a home underdog. 12-7 OVER after allowing 60 points or less. 6-1 OVER off an upset win as a home underdog.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 1-8 ATS off a home blowout win by 20 points or more. 3-12 ATS after scoring 85 points or more. 20-12 OVER when the total is 130 to 139.5.

 

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  None.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  E. Brown III (G) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

 

 

“As far as Indiana goes, I feel we just know the focus of this team. It gives us an advantage because we had beaten them five times in a row. We went in trying to execute our game plan and we did it again.” - Caleb McConnell after their win against Indiana in their last game.

 

 

“I did not think we were nearly as good as we need to be in the first half. But our guys responded and played well.” - Chris Holtmann after his team’s win against St. Francis in their last game.

 

 

 

A. Hyatt 

M. Mag 

P. Mulcahy 

C. Omoruyi 

C. Spencer

 

Z. Key 

I. Likekele 

S. McNeil 

J. Sueing 

B. Thornton

 

 

PPG: C. Omoruyi (15.4)

APG: P. Mulcahy (3.8)

Reb/G: C. Omoruyi (9.8)

 

PPG: B. Sensabaugh (14.3)

APG: I. Likekele (3.1)

Reb/G: Z. Key (8)

 

Coaches:

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Steve Pikiell (7th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Chris Holtmann (6th season)