Michigan at Rutgers 1/4/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Michigan Wolverines visit Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey on Tuesday to play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a Big Ten showdown. Michigan dropped to 7-5 following an 85-71 loss to UCF last Thursday. Eli Brooks was the leading scorer for Michigan in the loss with 18 points. This was the first game for Michigan in nearly two weeks due to covid issues.

Hunter Dickinson is the leading scorer and rebounder for Michigan with averages of 15.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while DeVante’ Jones is the leader in assists with an average of 4.0 assists per game. Michigan has two players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Wolverines are scoring an average of 73.3 points per game.

Rutgers improved to 7-5 following its 79-48 rout of Central Connecticut on Saturday. Clifford Omoruyi was the leading scorer for the Scarlet Knights with 19 points and also grabbed 12 rebounds. Rutgers led by as many as 45 points following halftime and coasted to the victory. Rutgers has won two straight and three of the last four.

Ron Harper Jr is leading Rutgers in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, while Paul Mulcahy is the leader in assists with an average of 4.4 assists per game. Rutgers has three players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Scarlet Knights are scoring an average of 68.1 points per game.