Rutgers vs Alabama Picks and Prediction – 11/28/2024

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights play the No. 9 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Rutgers will play Notre Dame on Tuesday before facing Alabama on Wednesday. Rutgers is 4-1 after losing to Kennesaw State 79-77 on Sunday, snapping a four-game winning streak for the Scarlet Knights to open the season. Keep updated with College Basketball with our expert college basketball picks.

Dylan Harper is leading Rutgers in scoring and assists with averages of 19.8 points and 5.2 assists per game while Jordan Derkack is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.8 per game. Ace Bailey is the second-leading scorer with an average of 19.0 points per game. Rutgers is scoring an average of 79.8 points per game.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will face No. 6 ranked Houston on Tuesday before battling with Rutgers on Wednesday. Alabama is 4-1 following its 100-87 victory over No. 25-ranked Illinois last Wednesday. Grant Nelson was the leading scorer for Alabama with 23 points and Aden Holloway scored 18. The only loss thus far for Alabama was to Purdue.

Grant Nelson is leading Alabama in scoring with an average of 14.2 points per game while Clifford Omoruyi is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.4 per game and Labaron Philon is the leader in assists with an average of 5.2 per game. Alabama has four players averaging double figures in scoring. The Crimson Tide is scoring an average of 89.6 points per game.

Although Rutgers has a game on Tuesday before Alabama on Wednesday, the Scarlet Knights are coming off a disappointing loss on the road to Kennesaw State and that should affect the Scarlet Knights not only on Tuesday but again Wednesday when facing the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama is scoring an average of 89.6 points per game which is 13th in the nation and has the 56th best field goal shooting percentage at 49.0%. Alabama Crimson Tide wins and covers ATS 90-72.