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Ohio State at Rutgers, Sunday, 7 PM, BTN

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LitlBuck

LitlBuck

Kevin Warren is an ass
Control their guard play and we should win the game. Simple as that but this one scares me.

RUTGERS BREAKDOWN

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Rutgers is coming off a 76-72 overtime loss at Michigan State on Wednesday night. The Scarlet Knights have lost four of their last five games ... Rutgers' only Big Ten win is a 64-60 win over Wisconsin at home on Jan. 5 ... Rutgers is 2-4 all-time against Ohio State, but beat the Buckeyes last year in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament ... Rutgers leads the Big Ten in scoring defense (61.7 ppg), but has also played 10 teams ranked 200th or worse in KenPom, including four ranked 300th or worse ... The Scarlet Knights are No. 25 in the country in defensive efficiency, but 10th in that stat in the Big Ten during league play ... The one stat that's been consistent for Rutgers overall and in Big Ten play is its opponent turnover percentage. Overall its 22 percent (No. 37 in the country), and 20.4 percent in Big Ten play (No. 3). Rutgers is also best in league play in steal percentage (5.1 percent). That could be a problem for an Ohio State team that had turnover issues earlier in the season ... In Big Ten play, Rutgers is last in the league in offensive efficiency (86.7 points per 100 possessions); effective field goal percentage (38.5 percent); 2-point field goal percentage (36.9 percent); and 3-point field goal percentage (29.2 percent) ... Rutgers guards Geo Baker (3.6) Corey Sanders (3.3) are both top-20 in the Big Ten in assists per game ... The Scarlet Knights are No. 119 overall in KenPom, and No. 190 in RPI.
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Ohio State basketball vs. Rutgers preview: TV info, key players, stats, prediction
 
Pretty concerned about this one. We played supposedly better opponents at home these past two games and everything was going our way. Rutgers has the tools to disrupt what we want to do on offense (though I am not sure if they will be able to limit KBD enough).

We're gonna have to match their defensive intensity on their home court and I don't know if our guards can contain Sanders. I am afraid I see us losing a close one, unless KBD just comes up huge or someone else surprises.
 
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nomatta said:
Pretty concerned about this one. We played supposedly better opponents at home these past two games and everything was going our way. Rutgers has the tools to disrupt what we want to do on offense (though I am not sure if they will be able to limit KBD enough).

We're gonna have to match their defensive intensity on their home court and I don't know if our guards can contain Sanders. I am afraid I see us losing a close one, unless KBD just comes up huge or someone else surprises.
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I don't see what you see.
 
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