Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Michigan State Spartans: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/28/2021

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-6) are only 2.5-point favorites as they try to stop a three-game home losing streak when they square off against the Michigan State Spartans (8-4) on Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Rutgers Athletic Center. The contest airs at 7:00 PM ET on FS1. The matchup has a point total of 141.5.

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ATS Records for Rutgers and Michigan State

Rutgers Leaders

• Ron Harper Jr. leads the Scarlet Knights in scoring, averaging 18.3 points per game.
• Myles Johnson paces Rutgers with 8.6 rebounds a game and Jacob Young leads the squad with 4.1 assists per matchup.
• The Scarlet Knights are led by Harper from long distance. He makes 2.5 shots from deep per game.
• The Scarlet Knights steals leader is Young, who collects 2.1 per game. Johnson leads the team averaging 2.1 blocks an outing.

Michigan State Leaders

• Aaron Henry takes the top spot on the Spartans scoring and assist lists, tallying 13.9 points and 3.7 assists per game.
• The Spartans leading rebounder is Joey Hauser with 8.1 per game. He also scores 11.8 points per game.
• Gabe Brown makes more threes per game than any other member of the Spartans, averaging 1.5 treys per game.
• Henry is a defensive force for Michigan State, leading the team in both steals (1.6 per game) and blocks (1.6 per game).

Rutgers vs Michigan State: Last 4 Meetings

The Spartans lead the last four head-to-head matchups 4-0 over the Scarlet Knights. The Scarlet Knights and the Spartans have a tied 1-1 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The Scarlet Knights record only 2.1 more points per game (73.4) than the Spartans give up (71.3).
• Rutgers is 6-0-1 against the spread and 7-1 overall when scoring more than 71.3 points.
• When Michigan State gives up more than 73.4 points, it is 2-4 against the spread and 3-3 overall.
• The Spartans' 76 points per game are only 4.9 more points than the 71.1 the Scarlet Knights allow to opponents.
• Michigan State has put together a 6-0 ATS record and a 7-1 overall record in games it scores more than 71.1 points.
• Rutgers is 1-2-1 against the spread and 2-3 overall when it gives up more than 76 points.
• The Scarlet Knights have put up a total of 32 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 2.3 per game), and the Spartans have out-scored opponents by 56 points on the season (4.7 more per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Scarlet Knights and the Spartans are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 35.7 and 38 rebounds per game, respectively.
• Michigan State is 6-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Rutgers is 1-3 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Scarlet Knights and the Spartans are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with the teams averaging 10.1 and 10.7 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Spartans are 4-3 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Scarlet Knights are 3-3 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Rutgers records an average rebounding margin of -0.1 rebounds per game, and Michigan State averages a margin of +6.7 rebounds.