Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/11/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023

Location: Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Hawkeyes (-5)

Total/Over-Under: 28.5

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (6-3) are headed to Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, November 11, 2023 where they will try to beat the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2). Rutgers opens this matchup as 5-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 28.5.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights head into this game 6-3 for this year. In their last matchup, the Scarlet Knights played against the Ohio State Buckeyes and took a loss by a score of 35-16. Gavin Wimsatt went 10/25 with 129 yds through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 88.5 and ended the contest with 1 pick. Kyle Monangai was the leader on the ground for the Scarlet Knights with 24 carries for 159 yards (6.6 yards per carry). The Rutgers Scarlet Knights ran the football 43 times and accrued 232 yds, which earned them an average of 5.4 yds per attempt. When all was said and done, they ran 68 plays which totaled 361 yards. Rutgers allowed 19 pass completions on 26 attempts for 189 yards, and a completion rate of 73.1%. Against the rush, the Scarlet Knights gave up 139 yards on 29 tries, which calculates to 4.8 yards per rush surrendered.

Regarding putting points on the board, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are sitting at 26.8 PPG. Offensively they're maintaining an average of 184.7 yards on the ground which ranks them 34th in Division 1. The Scarlet Knights have earned 2,978 total yards this year. When it comes to scoring, Rutgers has amassed 9 touchdowns through the air and 19 rushing touchdowns. Rutgers has amassed 170 1st downs offensively, and they have committed 39 infractions for 361 yds. They have turned the ball over 8 different times.

Concerning yards via the pass, the Scarlet Knights have conceded 1,439 yds which has them sitting in 5th in college football. They have yielded 159.9 yards per contest through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 57.1%. Overall, they have yielded 282.4 yards per outing putting them at 10th in college football. They have surrendered 11 touchdowns by air in addition to 7 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are giving up 3.7 yards per rush on the ground and 122.6 rushing yards per game on the campaign. For the year, they have given up 1,103 yards on the ground through 9 contests. The Scarlet Knights are sitting in 20th in D-1 concerning team defense, allowing 17.9 points per game.

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The Hawkeyes head into this game 7-2 this season. When they last played, the Hawkeyes went home victorious with a score of 10-7 when they played the Northwestern Wildcats. Deacon Hill (1 touchdown) ended the game with 65 yds on 10/15 passing while his quarterback rating was 111.7. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 4.3. Leshon Williams carried the rock 24 times for 79 yards, ending the contest with 3.3 yds per attempt for Iowa. The Hawkeyes finished the game with 169 yards and they ran 56 plays (3.0 yards per play). Iowa ran the ball for 2.5 yards per tote, finishing the contest with 104 yds on 41 attempts. Iowa conceded 41 run attempts for 89 yards (2.2 yards per rush). The Hawkeyes pass defense conceded a completion rate of 60.0%, surrendering 81 yds on 12 for 20 passing.

The Iowa Hawkeyes maintain an average of 225.3 yards/contest, which has them ranked 133rd in the nation. The Iowa offense has totaled 266 penalty yds on 31 violations, which has them ranked 130th in the country in terms of giving up free yards. They average 114.6 yards via the ground game and have rushed for 1,031 yards overall. They have given away 7 interceptions while surrendering 7 fumbles and they have been able to tally 110 1st downs. When discussing their ability to score points, the Hawkeyes are sitting 121st in the country holding an average of 18.4 points per outing. For the season so far, the Hawkeyes currently have a total of 997 passing yards along with an average of 110.8 passing yards per contest, which has them ranked 131st in D-1.

The Hawkeyes are allowing 13.7 PPG, which has them ranked 4th in Division 1. Iowa has surrendered a total of 1,093 yards via the ground game (121.4 yards per contest) and 1 touchdown via the rush for the season. This season, they have conceded 123 pts. They have surrendered 9 touchdowns via the pass as well as 177.2 yards/outing, which has them sitting 13th in the nation. The Hawkeyes defense has taken part in 663 plays, which ranks 120th in college football. They have earned 3 fumbles recovered and 8 picks this year.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Scarlet Knights +5

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