Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers Prediction, 10/7/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers

Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Location: Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, WI

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Badgers (-14)

Total/Over-Under: 47

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) are traveling to Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, October 7, 2023 where they will attempt to defeat the Wisconsin Badgers (3-1). Rutgers opens this game as 14-point dogs from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 47.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights come into this matchup with a record of 4-1 for this season. In their last matchup, the Scarlet Knights faced off with the Wagner Seahawks and earned the victory with a final of 52-3. Gavin Wimsatt connected on 12/19 with 146 yards passing and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 145.1 and finished the game without throwing an interception. Kyle Monangai was the rushing leader for the Scarlet Knights with 19 totes for 87 yards (4.6 yards per attempt). At the end of the game, they tallied 73 plays for 436 yds. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights ran the rock 52 different times and had 267 yards, earning them an average of 5.1 yards per attempt. Against the rush, the Scarlet Knights gave up 83 yards on 29 attempts, which calculates to 2.9 yards per run allowed. Rutgers surrendered 5 completions on 8 attempts for 23 yds, and a completion percentage of 62.5%.

The Scarlet Knights have tallied 1,732 total yards over the course of this season. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Rutgers has earned 5 passing touchdowns and 15 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the ball over 3 times. Rutgers has accrued 92 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 20 penalties for 170 yards. As a team they average 195.2 yards on the ground which ranks them 28th in the nation. In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are averaging 30.8 points per game.

The Scarlet Knights are sitting in 12th in college football concerning team defense, giving up 12.8 PPG. The opposition is running for an average of 3.2 yards per attempt on the ground and 98.6 rushing yards per contest this season. Overall, they have given up 493 yards via the ground game in 5 games. In terms of yards via the pass, the Scarlet Knights have conceded 846 yds which puts them in 17th in the country. They are giving up 169.2 yards per outing through the air in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 55.7%. For the year, they have allowed 267.8 yards per outing ranking them 10th in the country. They have conceded 4 touchdowns through the air as well as 3 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Badgers come into this matchup with a record of 3-1 for this year. When they last played, the Badgers walked away with a victory by a final of 38-17 against the Purdue Boilermakers. Tanner Mordecai finished the contest with 174 yards on 17/27 passing while his quarterback rating was 109.7. He tossed 1 interception and his average yards per attempt was 6.4. Braelon Allen carried the ball 16 times for 116 yards, finishing the contest with 7.3 yds per carry for Wisconsin. Wisconsin ended up running for 4.5 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 195 yds on 43 carries. The Badgers finished the game with a total of 388 yds while they ran 71 plays (5.5 yds per play). The Badgers secondary allowed a completion percentage of 55.3%, relinquishing 202 yds on 21 for 38 passing. Wisconsin conceded 31 rushing attempts for 198 yds (6.4 yds per rush).

The Wisconsin Badgers are averaging 427.5 yards per outing, which ranks them 45th in Division 1. The Wisconsin offense has compiled 218 yds of penalties on 26 violations, which is good for 82nd in college football in terms of helping out the other team. They are averaging 201.5 yards per game on the ground and have rushed for 806 yards for this year. They have thrown 3 picks while conceding 3 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 85 first downs. Regarding the points being put on the board, the Badgers are sitting 43rd in the nation with 33.3 points per outing. During the season to this point, the Badgers have racked up 904 passing yards along with holding an average of 226.0 throwing yards per contest, which ranks 77th in D-1.

The Badgers are conceding 19.8 PPG, which puts them 37th in college football. Wisconsin has conceded a total of 473 rushing yards (118.3 yards/game) and 4 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the year. This year, they have allowed 79 pts. They have yielded 5 touchdowns via the pass as well as 256.3 yards/game, which has them in 105th in the country. The Badgers defense has been on the field for 288 plays, which is good for 24th in the country. Their defense has earned 2 fumbles and 7 picks on the year.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Scarlet Knights +14

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