Miami RedHawks vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 9/24/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami RedHawks vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022

Location: Ryan Field in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Wildcats (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 51

The Miami RedHawks (1-2) are headed to Ryan Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (1-2). Northwestern opens as 6.5-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 51.

The Miami RedHawks head into this game 1-2 this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the RedHawks took on the Cincinnati Bearcats and ended up losing by a score of 38-17. Aveon Smith went 9/21 with 116 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 111.2 and finished the contest with 1 pick. Aveon Smith led the offense in rushing for the RedHawks with 10 attempts for 2 yards (0.2 yds per carry). The Miami Redhawks ended up rushing 36 times and totaled 67 yards, earning them an average of 1.9 yards per tote. In the game, they ran 57 plays which converted into 183 yards. Miami surrendered 27 completions on 36 attempts for 341 yds, and a completion percentage of 75.0%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the RedHawks conceded 137 yds on 36 tries, which is an average of 3.8 yards per run allowed.

Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Miami RedHawks are averaging 20.3 PPG. Offensively they are averaging 131.3 yards on the ground which ranks them 94th in D-1. The RedHawks have earned 881 total yards for the season. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Miami has totaled 5 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns. Miami has accumulated 52 1st downs as a unit, and they have been hurt by 16 infractions for 138 yds. They have surrendered the football 7 different times.

In terms of passing yards, the RedHawks are giving up 823 yards which has them ranked 105th in the country. They are giving up 274.3 yards per game through the air and giving up a completion percentage of 68.1%. For the year, they are surrendering 350.0 yards per outing ranking them 59th in D-1. They have yielded 6 touchdowns through the air and 4 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 2.6 yards per rushing attempt and 75.7 rushing yards per game so far this year. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 227 rushing yards through 3 outings. The RedHawks are sitting in 93rd in the country concerning the opposition scoring, giving up 29.7 PPG.

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The Wildcats head into this game 1-2 for this season. In their last game, the Wildcats walked away with a loss by a score of 31-24 when they played the Southern Illinois Salukis. Ryan Hilinski (1 TD) ended the game with 213 yards on 27/43 through the air while his quarterback rating was 102.8. He had 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.0. Evan Hull ran the football 25 times for 124 yards, walking away from the game with 5.0 yards per carry for Northwestern. The Wildcats finished the game with 380 yards and they ran 87 plays (4.4 yds per play). Northwestern ran the football for 3.8 yds per carry, finishing the game with 167 yds on 44 attempts. Northwestern conceded 35 running attempts for 96 yds (2.7 yds per carry). The Wildcats secondary conceded a completion percentage of 67.6%, surrendering 261 yards on 25 out of 37 passing.

The Northwestern Wildcats maintain an average of 473.0 yards per game, which ranks them 38th in Division 1. The Northwestern offense has accrued 161 yards of penalties on 18 violations, which is 81st in D-1 in terms of giving up free yards. During the season so far, the Wildcats have compiled 962 passing yards along with an average of 320.7 passing yards per outing, putting them at 15th in college football. In relation to putting points on the board, the Wildcats sit 94th in college football with 26.0 PPG.

The Wildcats are surrendering 30.0 PPG, which puts them 95th in college football. Northwestern has yielded a total of 427 yards via the ground game (142.3 yards per contest) as well as 7 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the year. This season, they have conceded 90 total points. They have conceded 5 touchdowns through the air and 285.3 yards/contest, which has them in 118th in Division 1. The Wildcats defense has participated in 204 plays, which has them sitting 68th in college football.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the RedHawks +6.5

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