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.

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	18-11	2207	2126	81	12-2	6-9	5W
Rutgers	14-19	2329	2479	-150	11-7	3-12	1L

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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.

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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 below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

You might not get rich backing Rutgers at -500. However, the sportsbooks’ betting odds imply a 83% chance of winning this college game. For those wanting to back Penn, you will find +340 about the underdogs.

There is a spread of 8.5 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 -114.

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Moneyline

Penn

+340

Rutgers

-500

Point Spread

Penn +8.5

-122

Rutgers -8.5

-108

Total Points

Under 150.5

-114

Over 150.5

-114

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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	31-3	2952	2353	599	19-2	12-1	1L
Nebraska	26-6	2473	2119	354	19-3	7-3	1L
Michigan State	25-7	2526	2189	337	17-3	8-4	2L
Purdue	27-8	2858	2455	403	16-5	11-3	4W
Illinois	24-8	2700	2234	466	15-6	9-2	1L
Wisconsin	24-10	2822	2581	241	16-2	8-8	1L
UCLA	23-11	2643	2414	229	18-3	5-8	1L
Ohio State	21-12	2633	2402	231	15-5	6-7	1L
Iowa	21-12	2482	2177	305	17-3	4-9	1L
Indiana	18-14	2501	2309	192	15-6	3-8	2L
USC	18-14	2515	2494	21	11-7	7-7	8L
Washington	16-17	2545	2430	115	11-6	5-11	1L
Minnesota	15-17	2241	2193	48	13-8	2-9	1L
Northwestern	15-19	2487	2447	40	11-9	4-10	1L
Rutgers	14-19	2329	2479	-150	11-7	3-12	1L
Oregon	12-20	2267	2366	-99	10-10	2-10	1L
Penn State	12-20	2358	2539	-181	10-10	2-10	3L
Maryland	12-21	2300	2527	-227	9-8	3-13	1L

Ivy League	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Yale	24-6	2453	2129	324	13-3	11-3	1L
Penn	18-11	2207	2126	81	12-2	6-9	5W
Harvard	17-12	2032	1934	98	8-5	9-7	1L
Columbia	16-12	2146	2007	139	9-5	7-7	2L
Cornell	15-13	2477	2335	142	7-4	8-9	1L
Dartmouth	11-16	2047	2071	-24	5-8	6-8	3L
Princeton	9-20	1989	2087	-98	8-6	1-14	1L
Brown	8-18	1785	1858	-73	5-8	3-10	3L

• 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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