The Northwestern Wildcats and Rutgers Scarlet Knights face off on Sunday in a college basketball showdown at The RAC. When these two teams faced off on January 11th it was Rutgers that secured the 65-62 victory.
Northwestern comes into this game with a 20-10 record overall and they have gone 18-12 against the spread. In the last game against Penn State, Northwestern scored 65 points and that led to the three-point defeat. Northwestern is averaging 67.8 points while their defense is giving up 62.6 points per game. The offense is ranked 279th while the defense is ranked 23rd. Boo Buie has been the top player for Northwestern averaging 17.3 points while shooting 40.5 percent from the field.
On the other side of this matchup is Rutgers who sits with an 17-12 record overall and they have gone 17-12-1 against the spread. In the laste game against Minnesota though they blew a late lead and ended up losing 75-74 on a buzzer beater. Rutgers is averaging 68.7 points while their defense is giving up 60.2 points per game. At times this offense has been an issue, and it’s going to need to be better here, or this is going to be a long game. Clifford Omoruyi is having a strong season averaging 13.5 points while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 19 percent from behind the three point line.
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