Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 3/11/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Location: United Center in Chicago, IL

TV: BTN

United Center is the site where the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-16) will take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (13-18) on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights played Penn State and notched a win by a score of 74-62 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights ended up finishing with 17 and Penn State had 16 personal fouls. They also converted 3 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land. Penn State finished shooting 59.1% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 22 shots. Furthermore, Penn State snagged 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Penn State distributed 11 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to go 41.1% from the field on 23 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists for this game while creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Scarlet Knights buried 14 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Rutgers finished the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 of 61) and buried 6 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Tariq Francis is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He finished 45.5% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 31 mins played and snagged 2 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Rutgers will play this contest with a record of 13-18 on the year. They average 70.9 pts per contest (289th in Division 1) while shooting 41.8% from the field. The Scarlet Knights are connecting on 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (201 of 620) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Rutgers is pulling in 33.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 369 assists on the season, which is 326th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.1 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Scarlet Knights have forced 11.4 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.8% on shots from distance while they are 228th in college in PPG allowed (75.5). The Scarlet Knights defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (832 of 1,804) and they concede 36.3 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 298th in college in giving up assists with 474 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home victorious with a score of 67-66 when they played Northwestern. In relation to rebounds, Minnesota allowed Northwestern to pull down 26 in total (11 offensive). They went 34.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 12 of 14 at the free throw line (85.7%). The Golden Gophers permitted Northwestern to make 23 out of 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4% for the game. When all was said and done, the Golden Gophers went 24 for 44 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.5%. In regard to three-point shots, Minnesota buried 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a clip of 81.3%. Northwestern earned 15 fouls for this contest which took the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Golden Gophers were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in this matchup.

Langston Reynolds pitched in for the Golden Gophers for the contest. He earned 21 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game. He buried 9 of 13 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 3 rebounds.

Minnesota has a win-loss mark of 15-16 this year. The Golden Gophers are committing 14.6 fouls per contest while shooting 70.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.2 times per contest (27th in Division 1) and they turn it over 10.5 times per contest. Minnesota has accounted for 2,174 points this year (70.1 per contest) and they collect 31.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Golden Gophers are shooting 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 152nd in the country.

The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 48th in college in points per game surrendered with 68.4. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (213th in the country). The Minnesota defense gives up 34.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (247 of 717) and opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 15.0 assists and 32.5 boards every game, which has them ranked 292nd and 73rd in those defensive categories.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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