Rutgers vs. Penn State prediction: Why Penn State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [2/18/2026]

Penn State and Rutgers are scheduled to meet in men's college basketball action at Bryce Jordan Center on Wednesday, with tipoff at 6:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Penn State as the most likely winner of the Rutgers vs. Penn State game.

This article offers a closer look at Wednesday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Rutgers vs. Penn State prediction: Who will win and cover?

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

Our independent predictive model gives Penn State a 66% chance of beating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Penn State winning 77-72.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Rutgers and Penn State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 148.5 points also has an equal 50-50 chance of hitting.

Rutgers vs. Penn State odds

We have researched 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. Penn State picks and best bet

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