In Saturday night college football action, the Michigan Wolverines will visit SHI Stadium to battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The fourth-ranked Wolverines (8-0) have benefited from an easy schedule that has only featured one ranked opponent and rank third nationally in total defense (11.5 ppg). On Saturday, Michigan gained 443 yards of total offense and possessed the ball for more than 40 minutes en route to a 29-7 home victory versus Michigan State.'
Michigan RB Blake Corum threw his name into the Heisman Trophy conversation with 177 rushing yards and two scores. Jake Moody booted five field goals and Luke Schoonmaker caught five passes for 70 yards.'
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights started the season on a three-game winning streak, but limp into this contest losers of four of their last five. The Scarlet Knights (4-4) have limited opponents to 22.5 points per game, but have been unable to generate a consistent passing attack (154.8 ypg). Last week, Rutgers managed just 134 yards of total offense and turned the ball over three times during an ugly 31-0 road loss against Minnesota.
Rutgers was unable to stop Minnesota RB Mohamed Ibrahim, who rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns. Gavin Wimsatt (67 yards) and Noah Vedral (18 yards) both posted QBRs of less than 20 for the Scarlet Knights.
Recent Betting Trends
- Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Scarlet Knights are 0-7-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Under is 4-1 in Wolverines last 5 games overall.
- Under is 11-5 in Scarlet Knights last 16 games overall.
- Wolverines are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights +25.5