Penn State vs. Rutgers odds, prediction: 2026 men's college basketball picks for Feb. 18 from proven model

Teams near the bottom of the Big Ten standings help get the Wednesday college basketball schedule underway when the Rutgers Scarlet Knights travel to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Rutgers is 10-15 (3-11 Big Ten), while Penn State is 11-15 with a 2-13 mark in the Big Ten. 

Tipoff from the Bryce Jordan Center is at 6 p.m. ET. The latest Rutgers vs. Penn State odds list the Nittany Lions as 4.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 148.5.

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The model has simulated this matchup 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is going Over, and it also says one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time!

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