Duke Blue Devils vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 9/10/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Duke Blue Devils vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Ryan Field in Evanston, IL

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Wildcats (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 56

The Northwestern Wildcats (1-0) will try to beat the Duke Blue Devils (1-0) at Ryan Field on Saturday. Duke opens this contest as 7-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 56.

The Duke Blue Devils come into this game with a record of 1-0 this season. The last time they took the field, the Blue Devils went up against the Temple Owls and walked away with a win by a score of 30-0. Riley Leonard connected on 24/30 with 328 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 193.8 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Riley Leonard led the offense in rushing for the Blue Devils with 11 carries for 64 yds (5.8 yards per carry). The Duke Blue Devils ran the football 35 different times and accumulated 172 yards, which had them averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. Once the final whistle blew, they ran 65 plays which converted into 500 yards. Duke conceded 14 completions on 29 tries for 114 yds, and a completion percentage of 48.3%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Blue Devils conceded 65 yds on 29 tries, which is an average of 2.2 yards per rush allowed.

The Blue Devils earned 5,029 total yards for last season. Duke earned 10 touchdowns through the air and 22 rushing touchdowns. They turned the football over 22 times. Duke accrued 262 1st downs as an offense, and they committed 78 penalties for 740 yards. As a unit they held an average of 181.2 yds on the ground, which was 47th in the nation. When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the Duke Blue Devils were sitting at 22.8 PPG.

The Blue Devils were ranked 127th in Division 1 concerning team defense, giving up 39.8 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 5.3 yards per run and 206.7 rushing yards per game last year. Overall, they conceded 2,480 running yards through 12 contests. Concerning passing yards, the Blue Devils gave up 3,742 yards which put them in 127th in college football. Over the course of their 12 games, they gave up 311.8 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 59.6%. They surrendered 518.4 yards per outing ranking them 130th in college football. They conceded 32 touchdowns through the air as well as 26 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Wildcats head into this matchup 1-0 for this year. When they last played, the Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 31-28 when they faced the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Evan Hull ran the football 22 times for 119 yds, ending the game with 5.4 yds per carry for Northwestern. Ryan Hilinski (2 touchdowns) ended the game with 314 yds on 27/38 passing while his QB rating was 157.8. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per attempt was 8.3. Northwestern relinquished 31 rush attempts for 110 yds (3.5 yds per rush). The Wildcats pass defense allowed a completion rate of 59.5%, relinquishing 355 yards on 25 for 42 passing. The Wildcats finished with a total of 528 yds while they ran 85 plays (6.2 yds per play). Northwestern ran for 4.6 yards per tote, finishing the game with 214 yds on 47 attempts.

The Northwestern Wildcats had an average of 322.4 yards per contest, which ranked them 116th in Division 1. The Northwestern offense accrued 503 yds of penalties on 56 violations, which was good for 121st in D-1 in terms of making mistakes. For the prior season, the Wildcats threw for a total of 2,128 passing yards along with an average of 177.3 passing yards per outing, which was ranked 111th in college football. Regarding how much they scored, the Wildcats sat 125th in D-1 scoring 16.6 PPG.

The Wildcats relinquished 29.0 PPG, which had them in 89th in the nation. Northwestern allowed a total of 2,567 yards rushing (213.9 yards per outing) in addition to 31 touchdowns via the rush last year. In total, they relinquished 348 points in total. They surrendered 11 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 216.5 yards/game, which had them in 46th in D-1. The Wildcats defense participated in 836 plays, which was good for 45th in the nation.

Who will win tonight's Blue Devils/Wildcats college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Blue Devils +7

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