Rutgers vs. Minnesota Predictions - March 9

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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) hope to extend a four-game road winning streak when they visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-16, 7-12 Big Ten) on March 9, 2025.

Sunday's game between the Scarlet Knights and the Golden Gophers sees the Scarlet Knights as 4.5-point favorites. A 142.5-point over/under has been set for the game.

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Rutgers vs. Minnesota Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Sunday, March 9, 2025
  • Game time: 1 p.m. ET
  • TV channel: Big Ten Network
  • Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
  • Arena: Jersey Mike's Arena

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Rutgers vs. Minnesota Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Rutgers (-4.5)
  • Moneyline: Rutgers (-194), Minnesota (+160)
  • Total: 142.5 points

Pick ATS:Minnesota (+4.5)

  • Pick OU: Over (142.5)
  • Prediction: Rutgers 75, Minnesota 71

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Rutgers vs. Minnesota Comparison

Rutgers Rank Rutgers Stat Minnesota Stat Minnesota Rank
98th 76.7 Points Scored 68.2 318th
316th 77.3 Points Allowed 69.5 100th
241st 12.8 Assists 15.5 64th
113th 10.5 Turnovers 9.6 36th
175th 44.8% Field Goal % 44.4% 200th
307th 46.2% Field Goal % Allowed 44.1% 197th

Rutgers Key Players

  • The leader in points and assists for the Scarlet Knights is Dylan Harper, who scores 19.1 points and dishes out 4.0 assists per game.
  • Ace Bailey is Rutgers' best rebounder, hauling in an average of 7.1 boards in each contest while scoring 18.0 points per game.
  • Harper makes more threes per game than any other member of the Scarlet Knights, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.8 per contest.
  • The Rutgers steals leader is Harper, who averages 1.4 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Bailey, who compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.

Minnesota Key Players

  • Dawson Garcia records 19.1 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the Golden Gophers, enough to be the top scorer and rebounder on the squad.
  • Minnesota's assist leader is Femi Odukale with 3.6 per game. Odukale also scores 6.8 points per game and tacks on 4.4 rebounds per game.
  • Mike Mitchell Jr. is dependable from distance and leads the Golden Gophers with 2.0 made threes per game.
  • Odukale is at the top of the Minnesota steals and blocks leaderboards with 1.5 steals per game and 1.2 blocks per game.

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