Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 10/7/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Friday, October 7, 2022

Location: SHI Stadium in Piscataway, NJ

TV: FS1

Odds/Point Spread: Scarlet Knights (+2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 52

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-2) are hosting the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-3) at SHI Stadium on Friday. Rutgers opens as 2.5-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 52.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers come into this game with a record of 2-3 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Cornhuskers played against the Indiana Hoosiers and notched a win by a score of 35-21. Casey Thompson went 18/27 with 270 yds through the air and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 167.7 and ended the game with 1 pick. Anthony Grant was the best rusher for the Cornhuskers with 32 carries for 136 yds (4.3 yds per carry). In all, they tallied 78 plays which gave them 385 yards. The Nebraska Cornhuskers ended up running the ball 51 different times and accrued 115 yds, earning them an average of 2.3 yards per carry. On the ground, the Cornhuskers gave up 67 yds on 23 tries, which is 2.9 yards per run surrendered. Nebraska conceded 22 pass completions on 44 tries for 223 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%.

The Cornhuskers have earned 2,189 total yards this year. In terms of getting in the endzone, Nebraska has totaled 7 passing touchdowns and 14 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 9 times. Nebraska has recorded 125 1st downs, and they have committed 35 infractions for 278 yds. As a team they are averaging 177.8 yards rushing which has them sitting 48th in the nation. In terms of getting in the endzone, the Nebraska Cornhuskers are sitting at 31.4 points per outing.

The Cornhuskers rank 107th in D-1 regarding their opponents scoring, allowing 32.6 PPG. Opposing teams are running for an average of 5.4 yards per running attempt and 200.2 yards on the ground per game on the season. In total, they have conceded 1,001 rushing yards through 5 outings. When talking about passing yards, the Cornhuskers have conceded 1,345 yards which puts them in 111th in Division 1. They have conceded 269.0 yards per contest through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 62.9%. Over the course of this year, they have given up 469.2 yards/outing ranking them 124th in college football. They have given up 8 touchdowns by air as well as 13 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Scarlet Knights come into this game with a record of 3-2 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Scarlet Knights took a loss by a final score of 49-10 against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Samuel Brown V carried the football 15 times for 79 yards, ending the contest with 5.3 yds per attempt for Rutgers. Evan Simon (1 TD) finished the contest with 74 yards on 10/19 through the air while his quarterback rate was 92.2. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 3.9. Rutgers surrendered 34 rush attempts for 252 yds (7.4 yards per rush). The Scarlet Knights passing defense gave up a completion rate of 60.0%, surrendering 161 yards on 15 for 25 through the air. The Scarlet Knights finished the game with 187 yards and they ran 56 plays (3.3 yds per play). Rutgers rushed for 3.0 yards per carry, finishing the game with 107 yards on 36 attempts.

Concerning their scoring prowess, the Scarlet Knights currently sit 98th in college football by scoring 24.8 PPG. For the season thus far, the Scarlet Knights have compiled 806 yards via the pass not to mention an average of 161.2 passing yards per game, which ranks 117th in the country. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights maintain an average of 331.2 yards/outing, which has them sitting 106th in college football. The Rutgers offense has 318 yards of penalties on 40 infractions, which is 19th in the nation in terms of making mistakes.

Rutgers has conceded a total of 478 yards rushing (95.6 yards per outing) and 7 touchdowns via the rush for the year. They have yielded 7 touchdowns via the pass and 186.6 yards per contest, which has them ranked 29th in college football. The Scarlet Knights defense has taken the field for 299 plays, which ranks 30th in the country. The Scarlet Knights are relinquishing 23.6 PPG, ranking them 61st in college football. Over the course of the season, they have given up 118 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Cornhuskers/Scarlet Knights college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Cornhuskers -2.5

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