Rutgers vs. Michigan prediction: Why Michigan is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/6/2025]

Michigan will take on Rutgers in men's college basketball action at Crisler Center on Saturday, commencing at 4:00PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Michigan as the most likely winner of the Rutgers vs. Michigan game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Rutgers vs. Michigan prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Rutgers and Michigan 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Michigan a 97% chance of beating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Michigan winning 86-63.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Rutgers and Michigan each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 148.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Rutgers vs. Michigan odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Rutgers vs. Michigan picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: