This is a 10* BIG TEN GOM on Rutgers.

I'm not calling for an outright win. I'm not trying to pretend that Rutgers is a great team that's just had some bad breaks to open the year.

Ohio State is the better team in this fight, but situationally this one sets up great for Rutgers to, at the very least, comfortably sneak in through the back door down the stretch with the ample amount of points that they've been afforded in this one.

The Scarlet Knights are 8-4 and the Buckeyes are 11-2. The Scarlet Knights are 1-1 on the road this year.

The Buckeyes enter on a three-game win streak after beating WVU in OT in the Legends of Basketbal Showcase. Despite being 7-1 at home this year, I suspect a bit of a mental letdown here finally from Ohio State after that big victory.

Rutgers may be 0-3 ATS in its last three, but it's a near-perfect 7-1 ATS in its last eight after three or more ATS losses in a row.

This one sets up great from a situational stand point for the SCARLET KNIGHTS.

Good luck, NP