Howard at Rutgers

Rutgers opened the season with a 68-61 loss to Princeton as a 6-point favorite. As a team, the offense averages just 66.8 points shooting 39.9% from the field and 28.2% from 3-point land while turning it over 12.2 times per game. The Scarlet Knights prefer to pound the ball into the low post because of below-average guard play and they face a difficult matchup against Howard. Howard has a strong backourt in junior guards Bryce Harris (18.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Marcus Dockery (14.5 ppg) with the team averaging 81.8 points and shooting 47.1% from the field. They also have big men up front to throw at Rutgers in 6-9 senior forward Seth Towns (13 ppg, 6 rpg) and 6-6 Shy Odom (11.8 ppg, 6 rpg). They were a double-digit underdog at Georgia Tech and lost just 88-85 letting a 57-43 second-half lead slip away. The visitors have more than enough offense and balance to pull the upset. Play Howard on the moneyline.