Jake Rudock and the No. 16 Michigan Wolverines battle Chris Laviano and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a game that will feature two of the best players in the Big 10. The Wolverines have gone 6-2 thus far, while the Scarlet Knights are 3-5. The game kicks off Saturday, Nov 7 at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be shown on BTN and BTN2.
In last week’s matchup, Michigan won a tight one against Minnesota 29-26. Jehu Chesson had a solid performance in the victory, grabbing three receptions for 33 yards and two TDs. Amara Darboh had 73 receiving yards on six catches. Rutgers is hoping for a different outcome after losing big against Wisconsin 48-10. Carlton Agudosi had a good performance for the Scarlet Knights, pulling in one reception for 49 yards. Josh Hicks put up 72 rushing yards on 15 carries.
A close score is not projected this week when the Scarlet Knights, a huge 21-point underdog, take on Michigan.
Sitting at 6-2 Straight Up (SU) and 4-4 Against The Spread (ATS), the Wolverines will look to improve heading into Week 10. In their five most recent matchups, the Wolverines went 4-1 SU and 3-2 ATS. Rutgers’s offense will need to use all of its options against the second-ranked Wolverines run defense, which gives up 74.9 rushing yards per game. The Wolverines hope to continue the trend of torching Rutgers’s defense during the second quarter, when they allow 11 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Scarlet Knights head into Week 10 with records of 3-5 for both ATS and SU. Over their last five games, the Scarlet Knights have a SU and ATS record of 2-3 for those betting with them.
Predictions: SU Winner – Michigan, ATS Winner – Michigan
Notes
Michigan is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Michigan’s last 12 games.
Michigan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Michigan’s last 8 games at home.
Rutgers is 2-0 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Michigan is 5-1 SU when leading after three quarters.
Michigan is an even 2-2 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet undefeated (2-0 SU) when losing the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, Michigan is an even 6-6 SU against Big 10 opponents, while Rutgers is just 4-9 SU against conference foes.
