NEW YORK — Scarlet shirts and block Rs filled in the rows at Madison Square Garden, where chants of “R-U” rang around the walls in the moments before the main event tipped off. Rutgers was designated as the home team here at the Mecca for its rematch against Michigan State, and its fans showed out... Read more
The Michigan State Spartans (14-8, 6-5 Big Ten) battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (15-7, 7-4) Saturday. Tip from Madison Square Garden is set for noon ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Michigan State vs. Rutgers odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets. This will be the second and final... Read more
The Badgers missed their last nine shots and shot just 29.2% in the second half. The victory was secured by Chucky Hepburn, who hit 3 of 4 free throws in the final 24.2 seconds. UW built a 16-point halftime lead and held a 62-47 lead on a basket by Connor Essegian with 7 minutes 13... Read more
Heading into Thursday’s contest, both Ohio State and Wisconsin desperately needed a win. The Buckeyes came in having lost seven of eight. Meanwhile, the Badgers had dropped six of their last seven contests. The Badgers led by as many as 18 points in the second half. Holding a 62-47 lead with 6:16 remaining, UW was... Read more
The Badgers have dropped six of their last seven games after beginning the season 11-2. UW is coming off a 61-51 home loss to Illinois on Saturday, their worst offensive performance of the season. The Buckeyes are also in desperate need of a win. OSU comes into Thursday’s matchup having dropped their last two games,... Read more
Two teams in need of a Big Ten will collide tonight as Ohio State hosts Wisconsin at Value City Arena. Fox Sports 1 will have national coverage at 7 p.m. Eastern. The Buckeyes (11-10, 3-7) just wrapped a stretch where they played four of their last five games on the road. OSU has also lost... Read more
The Badgers have dropped six of their last seven games after beginning the season 11-2. UW is coming off a 61-51 home loss to Illinois on Saturday, their worst offensive performance of the season. The Buckeyes are also in desperate need of a win. OSU comes into Thursday’s matchup having dropped their last two games,... Read more
Coming off a loss to Iowa, Rutgers returned home to face a last-place Minnesota team that has struggled. The Scarlet Knights ran away in the second half during its 90-55 win over the Golden Gophers at Jersey Mike’s Arena. Rutgers hit its first four shots and six of the first eight to build a double-digit... Read more
After winning the opening tip, Rutgers sprang an alley-oop on unsuspecting Minnesota, and Cliff Omoruyi finished with an easy dunk to set an immediate tone. It was only four seconds into a painstaking 90-55 loss to the Scarlet Knights at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, N.J. The 35-point margin was the biggest loss of the... Read more
After the Golden Gophers hung around for a stretch in the first half, the Scarlet Knights took control of the game and never took their foot off the gas in an eventual 90-55 blowout victory at Jersey Mike’s Arena on Wednesday. The 35-point win was Rutgers’ largest margin of victory in a Big Ten game... Read more
