I’m not good with the spreads but was a little surprised we were favorites. Huge opportunity tomorrow.
Rutgers -2 against Wisconsin
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It's a game at the RAC that we have to win. No way we weren't going
to be favored
From a historical perspective …I think it’s the highest ranked team we have even been favorite against
1976 St. John’s was 16
1979 St. John’s was 19
2020 Penn state was 20
I don’t think we were favorite at home against Iowa or Illinois . And we were a slight underdog against 9th ranked Maryland in 2020
I don’t think we were the favorite in the final four game by the point spread …Michigan was 9
1976 St. John’s was 16
1979 St. John’s was 19
2020 Penn state was 20
I don’t think we were favorite at home against Iowa or Illinois . And we were a slight underdog against 9th ranked Maryland in 2020
I don’t think we were the favorite in the final four game by the point spread …Michigan was 9
3 more total wins and we guarantee we are not a play in game. Need this one
I'll still drink too much and be either euphoric or miserable afterwards. Spread does not matter to me! Lets get it done!
Rutgers basketball 2-point favorite over #13 in the country 4 days from March. This is a true statement
Crazy that we could be 2 point favorites against the 13th ranked school and possibly not in some brackets
Don’t forget that Wisconsin is tied for first in the conference. We’ve come a long way haha.
Vegas has taken a beating giving RU points at home lately. They’re trying to recoup some of those losses by not only forcing us to win, but do so by 3 or more.
By the numbers, maybe you’re right. However in reality, it’s a fair line
It's about the money. No one is going to bet against Rutgers at home unless they are getting points
22-5 wow if we hand them their 6 th loss it’s hard to keep Rutgers out of the tournament
The W-L records don't really matter. Vegas relies heavily on analytics to set the opening line, and then the line moves based on where the money comes in. The analytics show Wisconsin to be more like a team in the middle of the B1G (t-rank has them 7th). The reason for that is because a one-point win and a one-point loss are almost exactly the same by pure stats, and Wisconsin is 13-1 in games decided by 6 points or less.
All that is to say that it's a fair line from my POV.
All that is to say that it's a fair line from my POV.
I would've expected more like a pk but I 100% agree with your general statements.
I see it differently. RU is extremely difficult to beat at home. Our home court record matches up with the best teams in the country. This month we have beaten MSU, OSU an IL.
FWIW this doesn’t seem that unusual as I scan the games schedule for today. There are a few top25 teams playing away games were the home team is favored even though the home team is lower ranked. #16 USC (24-4) at unranked Oregon (18-10) and Oregon is favored by 4.5 points is pretty close to our situation.
There's not that much difference between the top 8 or 9 teams in the B1G - any team can win especially at home. An away game or neutral court is a whole different matter.
I agree about same team twice, but Rutgers needs this win more than Wisconsin does. Hard to picture Rutgers not bringing it today
Michigan was a 1-point favorite over RU in the 1976 Final Four.
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