The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-9) host the Nebraska Cornhuskers (14-8) in a Big 10 gam match at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey on January 24, 2018 at 7:00 PM ET. Nebraska is listed as a 1-point road favorite with a total offered up at 128.5.
In their latest, Nebraska was on the road where they lost a close one to Ohio State 64-59. James Palmer Jr. was the high scorer for the Cornhuskers with 34 points on 11/18 shooting hitting five of his 11 3-pointers and he was the only player for the team that went for double figures. Keita Bates-Diop was the high scorer for Ohio State with 20 points on 8/16 shooting and he also had six rebounds. For the game Nebraska struggled offensively shooting 38.9% from the floor but they defended well holding Ohio State to 44.2%. The Cornhuskers got the point spread cover as an 11.5-point underdog and the 113 points scored came up 25.5 short of the total line. Nebraska had won two in a row before the loss to Ohio State and is 3-7 in their last 10. In Conference action they’re a positive 5-4, but four of the victories have come as a host.
Rutgers was on the road in their last game where they lost to a ranked Michigan team 62-47. Corey Sanders was the high scorer for the Scarlet Knights picking up 12 points on only 3/10 shooting and he was one of two players for the team that went for double figures. Moritz Wagner was the high scorer for the Wolverines recording 16 points on 6/13 shooting and added six rebounds. Rutgers was outscored by nine points in the second half and for the game they shot an embarrassing 33.3% from the floor while Michigan shot 42.6%. The Scarlet Knights failed to cover the spread as a 12.5-point underdog and the total fell well UNDER the closing line of 125. Rutgers has lost three of their last four games and now possess a 2-6 record in Big Ten games
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Nebraska ranks 218th in the nation in ppg and106th in opponents’ ppg and Rutgers ranks 299th in ppg and 9th in opponents’ ppg.
Last season in the lone match-up between these teams, which was at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights beat the Cornhuskers 65-64.
This season Nebraska is 14-6 ATS with an O/U record of 6-14 and Rutgers is 8-9 ATS with an O/U record of 5-7-1.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Nebraska: 79.91
Rutgers: 75.91
INJURY REPORT
NEBRASKA
NONE
RUTGERS
[G] 01/16/2018 – Mike Williams is out indefinitely ( Ankle )
Nebraska at Rutgers NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- NEB is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games
- NEB is 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games
- NEB has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 games
- RUT is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games
- RUT is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games after an ATS loss
- RUT has an Under record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games after a straight up loss
Cornhuskers vs. Scarlet Knights Betting Angles
Nebraska is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Rutgers.
The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these teams.
The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these teams.
