The 23rd ranked (16-5) Michigan Wolverines host the (12-8) Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan at 12:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 21, 2018. Michigan is listed on the NCAA board as a12-point home favorite with the total line offered up at 124.5 points.
In their latest, Rutgers was at home and they coasted to an easy victory over Iowa 80-64. The 16-point margin made a mockery of the Iowa -1 point spread line sending Scarlet Knights bettors to the windows. The combined points of 144 put up on the board, surpassed the O/U line of 142.5. Corey Sanders was the high scorer for the Scarlet Knights reaching 18 points on 6/13 shooting and had eight assists; four starters for the team went for at least 14 points. Jordan Bohannon was the high scorer for the Hawkeyes with 23 points on 6/13 shooting hitting five of his nine 3-pointers and he was one of only two Iowa players that went for double figures. Rutgers took control of the game in the first half outscoring Iowa by 14 points and carried that home. In the contest the Scarlet Knights shot a very impressive 53.7% from the floor and they held the Hawkeyes to 39.3% shooting. Rutgers is just 2-5 in Big Ten games, but are a money making 4-3 against the spread. However, they are 0-3 on the road in conference matches with a 1-3 ATS mark.
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Michigan was on the road in their last game where they were embarrassed by Nebraska 72-52. The Wolverines were a five point favorite in this game, burning their backers money with this result. The 124 points scored in the game by both clubs feel well below the 136 total line. Charles Matthews was the high scorer for the Wolverines with 15 points on 6/10 shooting and had eight rebounds and he was the only player on the team to go for double figures. James Palmer Jr. was the high scorer for the Cornhuskers putting up 19 points on 5/8 shooting. Michigan was outscored by 11 points in the first half and continued to extend the margin in the second. For the game they shot a poor 37.5% from the floor while they allowed Nebraska to shoot 55.3%. Michigan had been super sharp with just one loss in their last ten before the Nebraska defeat. In conference games the Wolverines are 5-3 and a good 3-1 in home games with the one loss being by a point to the Boilermakers.
Rutgers ranks 287th in the nation in ppg and 12th in opponents’ ppg and Michigan ranks 157th in ppg and 18th in opponents’ ppg.
Last season in the lone match-up between these teams, which was at Rutgers, the Wolverines beat the Scarlet Knights 68-64.
This season Rutgers is 8-4 ATS with an O/U record of 5-6-1 and Michigan is 11-8-1 ATS with an O/U record of 8-12.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Rutgers: 76.24
Michigan: 85.88
INJURY REPORT
RUTGERS
[G] 01/16/2018 – Mike Williams is out indefinitely ( Ankle )
MICHIGAN
NONE
Rutgers at Michigan NCAAB Key Betting Trends
- RUT is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games
- RUT is 9-19 in their last 28 road games
- RUT has an Under record of 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600
- MICH is 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 home games
- MICH is 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games
- MICH has an Under record of 8-3 in their last 11 home games
