6:33 pm
March 11

Big Ten Tournament: Indiana v. Rutgers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Indiana Hoosiers (12-14)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-10)

 

Current odds:

Indiana Hoosiers: (+135)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: (-155)

 

• The spread for the game is Rutgers by 3 points.

• Rutgers appears headed to its first NCAA Tournament trip since 1991. But the Scarlet Knights (14-10, 10-10 Big Ten) have a chance to improve their NCAA seeding in the Big Ten tournament beginning Thursday night when they face reeling Indiana (12-14, 7-12 Big Ten) in Indianapolis. As the seven-seed in the tournament, Rutgers has beaten 10-seed Indiana twice during the regular season, including a recent 74-63 win in Piscataway, N.J., on Feb. 24.

• The Scarlet Knights have been led all season by the trio of Jacob Young (14.5 points, 36.6 percent from 3-point range), Ron Harper Jr. (15.3 points, 5.9 rebounds) and Geo Baker (10.2 points). Inside, Myles Johnson (8.3 points, 60 blocked shots) has protected the rim. Harper earned third-team All-Big Ten honors on Tuesday, while Johnson was named to the All-Big defensive team.

• The Hoosiers have lost five straight and are coming off a 67-58 loss at rival Purdue on Saturday. Indiana has failed to score more than 58 points in each of its last three games and has struggled from the perimeter of late, going 7-for-43 from 3-point range over its last two games.

• Indiana’s second-leading scorer Armaan Franklin (11.6 points) has missed the last three games with a foot injury and remains questionable for Thursday’s game against Rutgers. The Hoosiers will be looking to get leading scorer Trayce Jackson-Davis (19.1 points, 9.0 rebounds) back on track. Jackson-Davis, who earned second-team, All-Big Ten honors on Tuesday, is averaging 10.3 points and 5.3 rebounds over his last three games.

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