The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-3) play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2) at Louis Brown Athletic Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 30 and can be seen on ESU and ES3.
The Scarlet Knights are hoping to rebound after their 76-58 loss to Clemson in their last game. Deshawn Freeman was the team’s high scorer, finishing with 13 points. The Demon Deacons are coming off an 80-77 win against UCLA in their last outing. Devin Thomas led the game in scoring with 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting.
Wake Forest takes on Rutgers as a four-point favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is 156 points. The Scarlet Knights enter the game with records of 3-3 Straight Up (SU) and 2-1 Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, the Demon Deacons head into the game with records of 3-2 ATS and 4-2 SU. The Demon Deacons rank 17th in the country in road scoring, averaging 84 points per game. The Demon Deacons are getting to the foul line at a high rate. Their 129 free throws made ranks 15th in Division I. The Demon Deacons are a force on the boards, grabbing an average of 43.3 rebounds per game.
Rutgers and Wake Forest will be facing off for their first head-to-head game in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – Wake, ATS Winner – Rut, O/U – Over
Notes
Rutgers is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games.
Wake Forest is one of the top-scoring teams on the road, averaging 84.0 points per game (ranked 17th). Rutgers, on the other hand, allows 74.8 points per home game (ranked 279th).
Wake Forest won its last game by a three-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Rutgers is 1-1. Wake Forest is 1-0 in close games this season.
Rutgers has an average field goal percentage of 45.8%. Wake Forest is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Rutgers is 195th and 118th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Wake Forest ranks 224th and 181st in these categories.
Wake Forest, the 37th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 43.3 rebounds per game. Rutgers does worse, ranked 191st with 37.2.
On average, Rutgers makes 7.5 steals per game. Wake Forest has a winning 2-1 record when it gives up at least 7 steals.
