Rutgers at Indiana odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Tuesday’s Rutgers at Indiana odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten) and No. 18  Indiana Hoosiers (16-7, 7-5) tangle Tuesday in Bloomington. Tip time at Assembly Hall is set for 6:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Rutgers vs. Indiana odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.

Rutgers is 3-1 straight up and 3-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last 4 games. The Knights are 16-7 ATS overall. They are allowing just 58.4 points per game, which leads the Big Ten and ranks 5th in the nation.

The Hoosiers get by more on offense as their 77.6 scoring average ranks 2nd in the conference. Indiana is coming off a Saturday win against top-ranked Purdue. IU is 6-1 since losing 3 straight games in early-January.

Rutgers beat Indiana 63-48 on Dec. 3 as a 2.5-point home underdog while the 134.5 Under cashed.

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Rutgers at Indiana odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:08 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: Off the board
  • Against the spread (ATS): Rutgers +4.5 (-115) | Indiana -4.5 (-105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Rutgers at Indiana picks and predictions

Prediction

Indiana 71, Rutgers 64

Moneyline

Not available.

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Against the spread

Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games against winning teams. And it has cruised to 4 straight ATS wins at Assembly Hall.

Rutgers likely won’t have the offense to get this 1 to the barn. The Knights are reliant on turnover-transition buckets, and IU has improved its turnover frequency figures of late.

The Hoosiers’ ability to get points in more varied ways is what makes them a solid value to win this game by perhaps 6-8 points. BACK INDIANA -4.5 (-105).

Over/Under

For each side the O/U in its last 4 games is 2-2. Tuesday’s game figures as a mid-pace affair but without a lot of 3-point or free-throw shooting. A mid-130s total leaves no room for argument. PASS.

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