Rutgers vs. Wisconsin prediction: Why Wisconsin is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Wisconsin will square off with Rutgers in men's college basketball action at Kohl Center on Saturday, beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Wisconsin as the most likely winner of the Rutgers vs. Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Rutgers and Wisconsin 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives Wisconsin a 92% chance of defeating Rutgers. Our predicted final score has Wisconsin winning 83-67.

According to our model, Rutgers (+15.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 149.5 points has a 52% chance of going over.

Rutgers vs. Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: