Wisconsin at Rutgers 12/11/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Wisconsin Badgers visit Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey on Wednesday to play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Badgers improved to 5-4 on the season and 1-0 in Big Ten play following their 84-64 rout of Indiana on Saturday. The Badgers were led in the win by Kobe King with 24 points and as a team Wisconsin shot 54% from the floor, which is a season high through nine games.

Nate Reuvers is the leading scorer and the leader in rebounding with averages of 15.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. D’Mitrik Trice leads the Badgers in assists with an average of 3.3 per game. Just three players for the Badgers are averaging double figures in scoring.

Rutgers fell to 6-3 on the season following its loss on Sunday to Michigan State 77-65. The loss was Rutgers’ second straight. Ron Harper Jr. scored just nine points for the Scarlet Knights will going 4 for 12 from the floor while Geo Baker was 1 for 7 and scored just four points. Both were averaging 13 points prior to the start of the game. Akwaski Yeboah led the Scarlet Knights with 17 points.

Ron Harper Jr. is leading in scoring for Rutgers with an average of 12.8 points per game. Myles Johnson is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.7 per game, while Geo Baker is the second leading scorer and the leader in assists with averages of 11.8 points and 4.3 assists per game.