Notre Dame vs Rutgers Prediction, KenPom Rankings and Picks for NCAA Tournament First Four

In an NCAA Tournament First Four game, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for a spot in the big dance! The winner of this matchup will face Alabama in the First Round. Let’s take a look at the top college basketball betting odds, picks, bracketology, betting trends and KenPom Rankings, then give our Notre Dame vs Rutgers prediction for the game today. 

Notre Dame vs Rutgers | NCAA Tournament Bracketology

2022 NCAA Tournament — First Four Game
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (22-10) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-13)
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Time: 9:10 PM EST
Venue: UD Arena — Dayton, OH
Coverage: TRUTV

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Notre Dame vs Rutgers College Basketball Betting Picks and Odds

All college basketball betting odds for Notre Dame vs Rutgers can be found at BetUS Sportsbook.

Point Spread: ND: -1 (-110) | RUTG: +1 (-110)
Total: 132.5 — Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)

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KenPom Rankings | Bracketology

KenPom Rankings are from KenPom.com

Notre Dame vs Rutgers College Basketball Betting Trends

• Notre Dame is 4-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last five games.
• The OVER is 4-1 in Notre Dame’s last five games.
• Notre Dame is 8-5 ATS in its last 13 road games.
• Rutgers is 2-3 ATS in its last five games.
• The UNDER is 4-1 in Rutgers’ last five games.
• Rutgers is 5-7 ATS in its last 12 road games.

Notre Dame vs Rutgers Prediction | March Madness Picks and Bracketology

The final game of the First Four is one of the most exciting ones. Notre Dame will lean on their outside shooting while Rutgers will look to do most of their damage inside the arc.

It’s no secret that Rutgers has played much better since the start of January. They even had a stretch where they were the “giant killers.” However, they have now lost four of their past six games. They will need a big performance from Ron Harper Jr. to win this one.

Notre Dame got knocked out of the ACC Tournament right away by the eventual champions. Prior to that, they were playing well, but the level of competition clearly wasn’t much to brag about. For this reason, I lean toward Rutgers getting the upset, especially in a projected low-scoring game.

However, the favorite bet is to side with the UNDER. The under has hit in four of Rutgers’ past five games. The under has also hit 73.3% of the time in the 11-seed play-in game.

Our college basketball betting Notre Dame vs Rutgers prediction tonight will be the point total going UNDER at BetUS. 

For what it’s worth, the ESPN Matchup Predictor gives Notre Dame a 60.6% chance to win.

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