Rutgers vs Michigan: Expert College Basketball Picks For February 27, 2025
Rutgers and Michigan clash in a Big Ten matchup on Thursday night in college basketball. Get college basketball picks for today around Rutgers vs Michigan battling in a conference showdown in Ann Arbor, MI!
Here’s a breakdown of predictions and picks for this Big Ten matchup tipping off at 9:00PM ET on February 27, 2025!
Rutgers vs Michigan Game Details
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT
Broadcast: Peacock
Location: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Spread: Michigan -9.5 | Total: 154.5
Rutgers vs Michigan Betting Preview
Michigan and Nebraska set the game of basketball back a couple decades on Monday as the Wolverines earned a 49-46 road win in Lincoln.
Everything about that game was “normal” except for the fact that neither team could put the ball in the hoop.
There were only 25 total turnovers in the game, which is a perfectly respectable number. There were 69 possessions in the game, which is exactly what Michigan’s games average this season.
Everything about that game lived up to par with the exception of putting the ball through the cylinder. Michigan shot 29.5-percent from the floor, including a 5-for-27 effort from three-point range.
Nebraska shot 25.8-percent from the floor, including a 6-for-28 effort from beyond the arc. Both defenses are good, but they certainly aren’t THAT good.
The regression clouds have been swirling around Ann Arbor for the last month, and this looks like another attractive spot to try and attack the Wolverines.
Since January 16, Michigan is 8-3 straight-up but just 2-9 against the spread. Those eight wins have come by: 4 (in OT), 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3 and 3 points.
Rutgers vs Michigan Predictions
Rutgers has covered the spread in each of the last four meetings in this Big Ten matchup. One of those narrow three-point wins that we just mentioned came in Piscataway where Michigan earned a 66-63 win, but Rutgers stayed within the number as a home ‘dog.
Scarlet Knights’ star freshman Dylan Harper did not play in that contest, but he is back in the lineup and scored 25 points with nine assists against USC on Sunday. Michigan has been playing with too much fire over the last month for us to lay a number like this.
Rutgers vs Michigan Prediction: Rutgers +9.5
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