Rutgers visits Penn State after Pickett's 23-point game
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (17-11, 9-8 Big Ten) at Penn State Nittany Lions (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten)
University Park, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Penn State -3; over/under is 132.5
BOTTOM LINE: Penn State takes on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights after Jalen Pickett scored 23 points in Penn State's 75-71 victory against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The Nittany Lions have gone 12-3 in home games. Penn State is 0-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Scarlet Knights are 9-8 against Big Ten opponents. Rutgers is third in the Big Ten with 34.4 rebounds per game led by Clifford Omoruyi averaging 9.8.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pickett is scoring 18.8 points per game with 7.3 rebounds and 6.9 assists for the Nittany Lions. Seth Lundy is averaging 14.2 points and 5.4 rebounds over the past 10 games for Penn State.
Omoruyi is averaging 13.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and two blocks for the Scarlet Knights. Cam Spencer is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games for Rutgers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nittany Lions: 5-5, averaging 71.3 points, 26.9 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.
Scarlet Knights: 4-6, averaging 65.0 points, 32.8 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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