The “Take Another Step Forward” Game Thread: Rutgers At DePaul

Rutgers (2-0) At DePaul (1-0)

Tip-off: Thursday 8:30 p.m. ET

TV: FS1 with Tim Brando and the great Bill Rafferty

Radio: WCTC 1450 AM - Jerry Recco & Joe Boylan

KenPom Rankings: DePaul #182; Rutgers #170

KenPom Prediction: DePaul 77 Rutgers 74; 39% chance to win

Vegas Line: DePaul -3

Series History: Rutgers is 6-4 against DePaul all-time and won their last meeting 76-57 in the first round of the 2013 Big East Tournament.

Tonight is a big game for the Rutgers men’s basketball team and that feels good to say! In order for a program to make real progress, there are many steps that must be achieved on the road to respectability. Rutgers took care of business against inferior competition in the first two…