The Nittany Lions will play the Scarlet Knights on Sunday, March 8th, 2026. Your timezone's tip off time is 12:00 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
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Key Matchup Stats
The 2025-26 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Penn State and Rutgers are set to tip-off on Sunday, March 8th, 2026. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Penn State wound up with a 91.67 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2025-26 college basketball regular season, while Rutgers finished with a 92.33 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Penn State comes to this matchup with a 2-8 record as an away team, ranking them 8th in the Big Ten Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Rutgers, finished the regular season with a 2-9 record as an away team, ranking them 8th in the Big Ten Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Penn State finished 12th (0.158) in the Big Ten Conference, with Rutgers ending up 10th (0.263) for their conference win percentage in the 2025 Big Ten Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Penn State had a 0.400 regular season overall win percentage, with Rutgers notching a 0.400 overall win percentage at the end of the 2025-26 regular season.
- Team Records - Penn State tallied a 12-18 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Rutgers put together a 12-18 standing for 2025-26 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
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Hocus pocus, Sunday's game between Penn State and Rutgers will be magical.
Both teams ended regular season with 12-18 records, ready for March Madness. Penn State 3-16 in conference, Rutgers 5-14 in Big Ten play.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM, review this matchup's prop bets below.
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Penn State at Rutgers Prop Bets
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Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| Rutgers | 14-19 | 0.424 | 10-7 | 2-9 | 6-14 | +13 | 0.300 | L1 |
| Penn State | 12-20 | 0.375 | 9-8 | 2-9 | 3-17 | +16 | 0.150 | L3 |
Penn State & Rutgers Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Penn State Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Penn State YR: futures available
Rutgers Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Rutgers YR: futures available
Penn State & Rutgers Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Penn State vs Rutgers College Basketball Game
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Open a new sports betting account before game time.
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Penn State vs Rutgers Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
Choose your bet and then use the funds you deposited to place a wager. The sportsbook will pay your winnings or deduct a losing wager from your account balance after the game.
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