Rutgers at West Virginia

The Scarlet Knights are clearly in a rebuilding year, but their recent play suggests that they have improved as the season progresses. After suffering five consecutive double-digit losses to open Big East play, Rutgers has been much more competitive. They beat Villanova at home, won on the road convincingly at Pittsburgh, suffered a pair of OT losses and were edged by DePaul on the road by two points, representing their play in five of the last six games. The Mountaineers came out of the gate strong opening at 10-1, but have not been nearly as good since as they have been just 6-6. Their last five games shows an escape at home to lowly Marshall by two, a home loss to Georgetown and a 23-point drubbing at home agaisnt Cincinnati. They also claim a loss on the road to Pittsburgh and a win over Providence. A team that averaged winning in their first 10 wins by 31.9 points per game, has suddenly won only once by this pointspread since. Too many points and we will back Rutgers here.