The 10-seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-11) tangle with the 7-seed Clemson Tigers (16-7) in the first round of the Midwest Regional Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tip-off is set for 9:20 p.m. ET and will be airing on TBS.
Below, we look at the early March Madness Round 1 matchup Rutgers-Clemson odds and lines. Will one of these teams end up as this year’s National Champion? Don’t forget to check out all of the teams’ March Madness odds.
The Scarlet Knights were routed 90-68 by No. 2 Illinois in the quarterfinals of the Big 10 Tournament Friday after beating Indiana 61-50 in the second round. Entering the NCAA Tournament, the Scarlet Knights were 3-3 overall and ATS in their prior six contests.
Rutgers All-Big 10 third-team junior guard Ron Harper Jr. led the team in points per game (15.4 PPG), and junior forward Myles Johnson was selected to the Big Ten’s All-Defensive team.
The Scarlet Knight’s gambling records: 13-12-1 ATS | 12-13-1 O/U | 1-1 ATS in neutral site games
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Clemson lost a 67-64 nail-biter as 8-point favorites to the Miami Hurricanes in the second round of the ACC Tournament Wednesday. However, the Tigers ended their regular season strong, winning six of their final seven regular-season games, but only covering in four of those victories.
Tigers’ All-ACC second-team senior forward Aamir Simms led the team in points (13.3), rebounds (6.2), assists (2.7) and shooting percentage (54.3%).
Clemson’s gambling records: 11-11-1 ATS | 12-11 O/U | 3-1 ATS in neutral site games
Rutgers vs. Clemson: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 6:15 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Rutgers -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Clemson +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Rutgers -1 (-110) | Clemson +1 (-110)
- Over/Under: 126.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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