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It’s a clash between teams from the East Division of the Big Ten on the gridiron as they look to put one in the win column in the Hoosier State. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are on the road as they make the trip to face the Indiana Hoosiers Saturday afternoon. Rutgers earned a 27-24 home win over Michigan State in their previous contest last Saturday, though they failed to cover the line as a four-point favorite. Indiana was flattened 52-7 on the road by #2 Michigan in their previous contest last Saturday, failing to cover the line as a 31.5-point underdog. In the all-time series between the teams, the Hoosiers own a 5-4 advantage but the Scarlet Knights have taken the last two matchups, including a 24-17 home win in the most recent matchup on October 22, 2022.
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Rutgers had to rally in the rain against Michigan State on Homecoming but managed to earn the victory as they bounced back from a road loss to Wisconsin their previous time out. The Scarlet Knights improved to 5-2 overall and are 2-2 in the Big Ten, leaving them tied for fourth in the East Division behind the powerhouse trio of Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. Against Michigan State, Rutgers trailed 7-3 after the opening quarter, 17-6 at the half and 24-6 after three quarters before outscoring the Spartans 21-0 in the final stanza. Rutgers scored twice in nine seconds midway through the fourth quarter to take the lead and hung on the rest of the way. The Scarlet Knights held a 295-245 edge in total offense, earned a 30:06 to 29:54 margin in time of possession and both teams turned the ball over three times in the game. Rutgers gave up 23 first downs while picking up 20 in the game.
The Scarlet K nights are 120th in passing offense with 164 yards per game on the season. The Scarlet Knights are 54th in rushing offense with an average of 164.9 yards per contest. Rutgers is 76th of the 133 FBS teams to play this season in scoring offense by averaging 27.7 points per game. The Scarlet Knights are very good defensively as the team is 13th in scoring defense by allowing 16 points a contest. Gavin Wimsatt is 86 of 169 passing for 1,095 yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions while ranking second on the team with 219 rushing yards plus four scores. Evan Simon (two of three, 30 yards, TD) and Ajani Sheppard (two of two, 23 yards) are the backups. Kyle Monangai leads the team on the ground with 120 carries for 635 yards and seven scores. Ja’shon Benjamin (40 carries, 172 yards, TD) and Aaron Young (11 carries, 78 yards, TD) are in the mix as well. Christian Dremel leads the team with 21 receptions for 280 yards and three sc ores this season. JaQuae Jackson (16 catches, 282 yards), Isaiah Washington (15 grabs, 179 yards, TD) and Ian Strong (10 receptions, 135 yards, two TD) are over the century mark in receiving yards this season. Jai Patel is 21 of 21 on extra point attempts and seven of nine on field goal attempts with a long of 51 this year.
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