Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/12/2022

Game Time: 2:00 pm ET, Saturday, February 12, 2022

Venue:  Kohl Center, Madison, WI

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Rutgers +8.5, Wisconsin -8.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Rutgers +8.5, Wisconsin -8.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Rutgers +8.5, Wisconsin -8.5; Over/Under:  129.5 points

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  14-9 (6th place, Big Ten)

Wisconsin Badgers:  19-4 (1st place, Big Ten)

 

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  3-2 last 5

Wisconsin Badgers:  4-1 last 5

 

 

 

Rutgers is coming into this game with a 14-9 record overall and they are 2-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 14th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 8-5 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Northwestern Wildcats while their 3 wins in that span came against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Michigan State Spartans, and the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game. Geo Baker led the team in points in that game with 25 while Clifford Omoruyi was next on the team with 13 points. Baker and Paul Mulcahy both led the team in assists in that game with 6 each while Mulcahy led the team in rebounds himself with 6. They were 53.2% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 78.6% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.8 PPG against them. Rutgers has an ATS record of 10-12-1 this season and their O/U record is 13-10.

 

 

Wisconsin is coming into this game with a 19-4 record overall and they are 10-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 14th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 10-3 in their conference games this season. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last last loss was against the Illinois Fighting Illini while their 4 wins in that span came against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Penn State Nittany Lions, and the Michigan State Spartans in their last game. Jonathan Davis led the team in points in that game with 25 while Tyler Wahl and Chucky Hepburn were both next on the team with 11 points each. Davis and Hepburn both led the team in assists in that game with 3 each while Davis led the team in rebounds himself with 6. They were 47.2% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 63.6% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 71.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.1 PPG against them. Wisconsin has an ATS record of 13-10 this season and their O/U record is 14-9.

 

Rutgers has been playing very well in their recent games winning 3 of their last 4 and they have won 2 straight coming into this one but their last 2 matches were at home and they have struggled on the road this season. They are only 2-7 on the road and they have lost 2 of their last 3 road games, both of those losses coming against teams much lower in the conference table than they are. They are also coming off of back-to-back wins at home against ranked opponents for the first time in program history and this will likely be a let down game for them on the road here. Wisconsin was not playing very well recently and they were barely winning some of their games but they have responded well and are coming off of a big win for them on the road against ranked MSU. Wisconsin is currently leading the conference, tied with Illinois with a 10-3 conference record, and they will be looking to keep that lead over everyone. They will be motivated to win this game at home but they still have not been blowing out many teams recently and Rutgers has been playing very well so Wisconsin should win in a closer game here.

 

Rutgers Wisconsin Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Saturday, February 12, 2022 (2:00 pm ET start time) is Wisconsin 73 Rutgers 67.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 20-12 ATS as an underdog. 33-22 ATS against conference opponents. 17-7 UNDER after playing 2 consecutive games as a home underdog.

Wisconsin Badgers: 18-25 ATS when the total is 130 to 139.5. 12-19 ATS off a win against a conference rival. 40-21 UNDER off an upset win as an underdog.

 

 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  None.

Wisconsin Badgers:  None.

 

 

“I'm real proud of every guy here. Cliff went six for six, he's twelve for his last twelve. The job that Geo did tonight, six assists, no turnovers. Paul continues to do all the things that we need to do to win. Caleb four steals in back to back games and blocks a huge shot. For the last 3 minutes and 48 seconds we hold them without a basket. The environment, band, cheerleaders all were awesome, so I'm very thankful.” - Steve Pikiell on his team’s win against OSU.

 

 

“I told him after the game … maybe we got to keep it; he said he wasn't up for that. Whether we got a new jersey coming in … or we have to tape over the 5 and he can just wear 51,we’ll block out the 5. But I told him ‘Hey, you wear 51, they don't know who you are. You can sneak up on them. You won't be as identifiable if you change your number.’” - Greg Gard on Johnny Davis ripping his jersey in their win against MSU.

 

 

 

Geo Baker 

R. Harper 

C. McConnell 

P. Mulcahy 

C. Omoruyi

 

S. Crowl 

Johnny Davis 

Brad Davison 

C. Hepburn 

T. Wahl

 

 

PPG: R. Harper Jr. (15.4)

APG: P. Mulcahy (5.4)

Reb/G: C. Omoruyi (7.9)

 

PPG: J. Davis (20.8)

APG: J. Davis (2.5)

Reb/G: J. Davis (8.2)

 

Coaches:

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Steve Pikiell (6th season)

Wisconsin Badgers: Greg Gard (7th season)