Rutgers vs Michigan State NCAA Football Week 13 Odds & Pick.

Rutgers vs Michigan State NCAA Football Week 13 Odds & Pick

Written by on November 22, 2018

The Michigan State Spartans will look to close out their regular season in style while covering a big NCAAF Spread against the visiting Rutgers Scarlet Knights when the two Big Ten rivals square off on Saturday. Now, let’s find out which team is offering the best value in this contest.

Rutgers vs Michigan State NCAA Football Week 13 Odds & Pick

  • When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2018
  • Where: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
  • TV: FOX
  • Radio: TuneIn
  • Live Stream: Fox Sports Go
  • NCAA Football Week 13 Odds: Michigan -27 (Total 36.5)

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Weather Forecast

  • Chance of Rain: 7°C/44°F
  • Humidity: 91%
  • Precipitation: 36%
  • Cloud Cover: 95%
  • Wind: 8 mph SSW
  • Stadium Type: Open

Why Bet On The Rutgers Scarlet Knights?

Why should you bet on Rutgers in this contest? Look, to be honest about it, there’s only one good reason to back Rutgers and it’s because the Knights are getting almost four touchdowns.

Rutgers has lost 10 straight and comes into this contest off a 20-7 home loss against Penn State on Saturday. The good news for the college football bettors that are thinking about backing the Knights is that they’ve gone 4-0 ATS over their last four games including their cover as a 28.5-point home dog last weekend.

The bad news is that Rutgers has lost seven straight road games. This season quarterback Arthur Sitkowski is completing a pitiful 49.1 percent of his passes for 1,158 yards with four touchdowns and 18 interceptions.

Team Stats

Offense
  • Average Score For: 13.82
  • Total Yards: 270.72
  • Rush Yards: 136.45
  • Passing Yards: 134.27
Defense
  • Average Score Against: 33.00
  • Total Yards: 409.81
  • Rush Yards: 224.45
  • Passing Yards: 188.36

Why Bet On The Michigan State Spartans?

Why should bet on Michigan State in this matchup? First, Michigan State has the statistically better offense by about seven points per game. Second, the Spartans have, by far, the better defense in this Big Ten mismatch.

Rutgers vs Michigan State is going to be a close one.

Next, the Spartans are playing at home and last but not least, they are completely and utterly desperate. The bad news is that Michigan State has lost three of their last four home games. Quarterbacks Rocky Lombardi and Brian Lewerke have combined for 10 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions this season.

Team Stats

Offense
  • Average Score For: 20.27
  • Total Yards: 346.00
  • Rush Yards: 120.64
  • Passing Yards: 225.36
Defense
  • Average Score Against: 18.73
  • Total Yards: 320.09
  • Rush Yards: 78.91
  • Passing Yards: 241.18

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Rutgers vs Michigan State NCAA Football Week 13 Betting Trends

  • Rutgers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Rutgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rutgers’s last 5 games
  • Michigan State is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
  • Michigan State is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan State’s last 5 games

Expert Analysis and Prediction for Rutgers vs Michigan State

I’m going to get right to the point by saying that I like Rutgers to cover the spread for a couple of reasons. First, Michigan State has an awful offense that just isn’t very explosive, so I don’t think they’ll be able to score enough points to beat Rutgers by four touchdowns.

The Scarlet Knights are a perfect 4-0 ATS in their last 4 conference games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall. On the flip side of the coin, Michigan State has gone 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games on grass. The home team in this rivalry is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings, but I don’t trust the Spartans to cover such a huge number and neither should you!

Score: Michigan State 27 – Rutgers 14