Rutgers vs Kennesaw State Picks and Prediction – 11/24/2024

Rutgers is set to face off against the Kennesaw State Owls in the KSU Convocation Center at 1:00 PM EST. The game is being played live on CBSSN in what should be a thrilling game. Get ready for the college basketball season with our college basketball picks.

In their last 5 games, dating back to last season the Scarlet Knights are 4-1. The last game for the Rutgers team was a win over Merrimack by a score of 74-63. The win moved the Rutgers team to a record of 4-0 on the year and a 24th ranking in the nation.

The offense for Rutgers is putting in 80.5 points per game while nailing 49.8% of the shots. The defense for Rutgers has allowed 65.3 points per game while getting 4.5 blocks and 6.5 steals per game. When it comes to rebounding the Scarlet Knights have pulled down 39.8 per game, but have managed to get 16.5 assists per game.

Kennesaw State heads to the game with a 4-1 mark in their last 5 games. That 4-1 mark is the exact same mark the Owls have posted on the regular season so far. The Owls in their last game ended up getting a win over Abilene Christian by a score of 84-78.

The Owls are heading here with a powerful offense that is putting in 91.4 points per game while nailing 46.2% of the shots. The defense for the Owls has allowed 70.6 points per game, but have 4.2 blocks and 6.4 assists per game. The passing for Kennesaw State has ended up with 16.6 assists per game, but the rebounding is sitting at 47.4 boards per game.

The Owls are coming to this game here after getting a win in their last game and that will give the Owls quite a bit of momentum. Still, we are looking for the Owls to get the cover in this game here, but the Rutgers team is good, but the spread is rather large with the Owls scoring more points than the Scarlet Knights. Final Score Prediction, Rutgers Scarlet Knights win, but fail to cover 88-80.