Penn vs Rutgers Prediction, Picks & Odds | 20 Dec 2025

College Basketball Betting Preview: Penn vs Rutgers

The Penn Quakers battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, with tip-off scheduled for 20:00 on Saturday, December 20.

There are odds of -110 about Over 146.5 points and this looks more than generous when Penn face Rutgers. The bar might have been set too low in terms of the total line.

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Penn Quakers claimed a victory in their previous game. A 74-72 home win occurred against Lafayette Leopards.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights suffered a defeat in their last game. A 81-59 scoreline occurred on the road against Seton Hall Pirates.

NCAAB	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Penn	6-4	792	779	13	5-1	1-3	1W
Rutgers	5-6	758	804	-46	5-2	0-4	3L

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Penn vs Rutgers Prediction & Picks

Explore our best Penn vs Rutgers picks, including a main match prediction, correct score forecast and a bet builder ready to use. Scroll down for full analysis.

Game Prediction

We’re expecting Over 146.5 points to be scored by the two teams combined. There’s a juicy -110 for our pick and we’re anticipating that the scoreboard will tick over in this college contest.

It’s important to know which players are unavailable for the upcoming college hoops action along with the current form of each team. If you're after stats, you're in the right place because they form the foundation of our basketball predictions.

Key Penn vs Rutgers stats:

• The 146.5 line has been covered in the last 8 Penn games on the road.
• The 146.5 line has been covered in 9 of the last 10 Penn games on the road.
• The 146.5 line has been covered in 14 of the last 20 Penn games.

Over 146.5 Probability

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Penn 71 - 80 Rutgers

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Penn vs Rutgers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

You might not get rich backing Rutgers at -833. However, the sportsbooks’ betting odds imply a 89% chance of winning this college game. For those wanting to back Penn, you will find +570 about the underdogs.

There is a spread of 11.5 and total points has a line of 150.5. There are many ways to bet on basketball including the Totals. If you’re wanting to back Over 150.5, the odds are -115.

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Moneyline

Penn

+570

Rutgers

-833

Point Spread

Penn +11.5

-110

Rutgers -11.5

-110

Total Points

Under 150.5

-105

Over 150.5

-115

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Penn Stats

Rutgers Stats

Moneyline

• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 games
• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 7 wins and 3 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

• +11.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 7 of the last 10 games
• +11.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 6 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

• -11.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 3 of the last 10 games
• -11.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 157.10 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 159.70 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 146.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
• Over 146.5 on the Road: Covered in 9 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 79.20 pts and allowed 77.90 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 75.60 pts and allowed 84.10 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 142.80 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 149.30 pts in the previous 10 home games
• Over 146.5: Covered in 3 of the previous 10 games
• Over 146.5 at Home: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 67.70 pts and allowed 75.10 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 77.50 pts and allowed 71.80 pts in the last 10 home games

NCAAB Table Select Season 2025/20262024/20252023/20242022/20232021/20222020/20212019/2020

Big Ten	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Michigan	10-0	947	677	270	7-0	3-0	10W
Nebraska	11-0	922	751	171	10-0	1-0	11W
Michigan State	11-1	936	760	176	8-1	3-0	3W
USC	11-1	1060	916	144	7-1	4-0	3W
Purdue	10-1	931	738	193	8-1	2-0	2W
Iowa	9-2	872	680	192	8-0	1-2	1W
UCLA	9-3	965	831	134	8-1	1-2	2W
Indiana	9-3	1020	799	221	9-1	0-2	1W
Ohio State	8-3	946	800	146	6-2	2-1	1L
Illinois	8-3	966	787	179	6-3	2-0	1L
Penn State	8-3	892	819	73	7-2	1-1	2L
Washington	7-4	913	804	109	4-1	3-3	1L
Wisconsin	7-4	917	830	87	6-0	1-4	2L
Northwestern	7-4	909	781	128	6-3	1-1	1L
Minnesota	6-5	807	749	58	6-3	0-2	1W
Oregon	6-5	854	810	44	6-3	0-2	2W
Maryland	6-5	854	886	-32	5-2	1-3	2L
Rutgers	5-6	758	804	-46	5-2	0-4	3L

Ivy League	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Yale	11-1	1047	853	194	6-1	5-0	8W
Columbia	9-2	886	733	153	6-0	3-2	1L
Penn	6-4	792	779	13	5-1	1-3	1W
Cornell	5-5	911	858	53	3-0	2-5	3L
Harvard	6-6	847	803	44	4-1	2-5	1W
Dartmouth	5-6	841	821	20	3-2	2-4	1L
Brown	4-7	735	750	-15	2-3	2-4	1L
Princeton	3-10	891	949	-58	3-3	0-7	7L

• Overall = Overall Wins-Losses
• PF = Total Points For
• PA = Total Points Against
• N. Pts = Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Away = Away Record
• Strk = Current Streak

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