Stephen Nover's Big 10 Game of the Year
(NCAAB) Rutgers vs. Penn State, 01/27/2018 11:00 AM, Score: 43 - 60
Point Spread: 8.50 | -106.00 Rutgers (Away)
Result: Loss
Rutgers is the wrong team to be laying a big number against especially in a monster letdown spot.

That's the position Penn State is in today. The Nittany Lions are off their biggest win of the season, stunning 13th-ranked Ohio State on the road, 82-79, this past Thursday night on a long 3-pointer by Tony Carr at the buzzer.

Now, less than two days later, the Nittany Lions face the No. 6 ranked defense in the nation. Rutgers is weak offensively. But the Scarlet Knights give up the sixth-fewest points per game in the country and rank 12th in defensive field goal percentage. They have allowed 62.1 points per game during their last six games, which is their season average.

Rutgers upset Penn State as an 8-point road 'dog last season and are in great position to repeat.