The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-1) and Miami Hurricanes (6-1) meet Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET (ESPNU) at the Watsco Center. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Rutgers vs. Miami odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rutgers lost to Temple Nov. 18, but has rebounded with 2 wins by walk-over margins. The 2nd of those was an 83-49 win (covering a -26 line) against Central Connecticut State on Saturday. Rutgers played stellar defense in that game and for the season has held opponents to a 34.1% mark from the floor.
The Hurricanes are 4-0 at home. They are coming off a taut 66-64 win (as a -1.5 favorite) at UCF Sunday. Miami forced 15 turnovers in that contest and have forced 15.7 turnovers per game on average.
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Rutgers at Miami odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:14 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Rutgers +125 (bet $100 to win $125) | Miami -150 (bet $150 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Rutgers +2.5 (-105) | Miami -2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 135.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Rutgers at Miami picks and predictions
Prediction
Miami 70, Rutgers 66
Moneyline
Rutgers has had an easy schedule and is playing its 1st true road game of the season. The Knights’ setback against Temple on a neutral floor is instructive: they trailed by double digits for most of the middle 20 minutes of that game.
Miami’s offense is efficient, though with few looks from the free-throw line so far. The Hurricanes were on a solid trend line late last season, and they have carried that momentum forward.
TAKE MIAMI -150.
Against the spread
The Scarlet Knights are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a home winning percentage greater than .600. The Hurricanes are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a winning straight-up record.
The juice cuts in a bit here, but some bettors may want to consider a split play, splicing their unit into plays on the moneyline and here against the spread with MIAMI -2.5 (-115).
Over/Under
The pace here figures to be slightly faster than average. Other scoring indicators and team attributes swing the score both ways. That creates enough grey area to make for a PASS.
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