Rutgers at Northwestern 1/11/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights go back on the road Wednesday night to Evanston, IL to take on Northwestern Wildcats. Rutgers comes into Wednesday with eleven wins on the year following 11 point loss against Iowa that ended a long win streak. Offensively Rutgers was terrible making only 38.1% of their shots and 27.8% from beyond the arc leading to just 65 points in 40 minutes. Defensively Rutgers was out matched as Iowa poured in 76 points following a 42 point first half on 44.6% shooting and 44.4% from beyond the arc.

Clifford Omoruyi leads the Rutgers offense averaging 13.8 points to go along with a team high 9.9 rebounds per game. Cam Spencer is second on the team scoring 12.9 points and Caleb McConnell averages 10.3 points per game as well. Paul Mulcahy It's scoring 8.5 points and leads Rutgers averaging 4 assists per game.

The Northwestern Wildcats return home Wednesday night with twelve wins on the year following a one point upset victory against Indiana. Defensively Northwestern did just enough holding Indiana to 83 points including 34 in the first half after forcing 16 total turnovers. Offensively Northwestern was Immaculate pouring in 46% of their shots and nearly 37% from beyond the arc to score 84 points in 40 minutes.

Chase Audige is the offensive leader for Northwestern this season averaging 16 points per game on 39.6% shooting from the floor. Boo Buie is second on the team scoring 14.7 points and leads the way averaging 4.1 assists, while Ty Berry is scoring 9.9 points per game as well. Matthew Nicholson averaged 6.4 points and a team leading 6.6 rebounds per game.