The Penn State Nittany Lions travel to New Jersey to face the No. 23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a Big Ten battle on Tuesday. Tipoff in Pisacataway is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The Scarlet Knights are favored by 5.5 points in the latest Penn State vs. Rutgers odds, while the over/under is set at 130 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).
Before you make any Penn State vs. Rutgers picks or any other college basketball predictions, you NEED to see which side Matt Severance is on.
Severance is a well-connected writer and handicapper who has worked in the industry since 2005. Over the past two college basketball seasons, he is 391-286 (plus $2,714). Severance has been on a roll thus far during the 2022-23 college basketball season, going 55-24 in his last 79 picks. Anyone following him is WAY UP!
The expert knows Penn State is playing well on offense, boasting the best turnover rate in the country. The Nittany Lions commit a giveaway on only 13.1% of offensive possessions, including the nation's best live-ball turnover rate at 6.4%. Penn State is also in the top ten of the country in shooting efficiency, including a 39.4% clip from 3-point range. Severance also knows Rutgers is in the top five of the nation in defensive efficiency, with opponents shooting only 43.6% from 2-point range and 29.6% from 3-point range. The Scarlet Knights have a 14.6% steal rate and a blistering 23.8% turnover creation rate.
Now, Severance has locked in another confident against the spread pick for Penn State vs. Rutgers. We can tell you he's leaning Over the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.
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