Michigan Wolverines vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/05/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 5, 2022

Venue:  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Michigan -26, Rutgers +26; Over/Under:  45 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Michigan -26, Rutgers +26; Over/Under:  45 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Michigan -26, Rutgers +26; Over/Under:  45 points

 

Michigan Wolverines:  8-0 (5-0) (2nd place, Big Ten East)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  4-4 (1-4) (5th place, Big Ten East)

 

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Michigan Wolverines:  won their last game at home against the Michigan State Spartans 29-7.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  lost their last game on the road against the Minnesota Golden Gophers 31-0.

 

Michigan is entering this game with an 8-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd road game of the season here as they are 2-0 in their road games this year. This will also be their 6th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 5-0. They won against the Michigan State Spartans in their last game at home 29-7. J.J. McCarthy started that game at QB and he completed 15/25 passes for 167 yards and 1 touchdown. Blake Corum led the team in rushing with 177 yards and 1 TD on 33 rushing attempts. Luke Schoonmaker led the team in receiving with 70 yards on 5 receptions. Junior Colson led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles. Braiden McGregor led the defense in sacks with 1 while Rod Moore came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Rutgers is entering this game with a 4-4 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th home game of the season as they are 2-2 in their home games this year. This will also be the 6th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-4. They lost against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in their last game on the road 31-0. Gavin Wimsatt started that game at QB and he completed 6/17 passes for 68 yards and 1 interception. Kyle Monangai led the team in rushing with 29 yards on 7 carries. Sean Ryan led the team in receiving with 46 yards on 4 receptions. Desmond Igbinosun led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 8 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them while no one on the defense came away with an interception in that one.

The current betting odds have Michigan listed as a 26 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Michigan has been playing great all year but they were recently snubbed as they still have no losses but actually lost their top 4 spot for the college football playoffs. They are going to be out to prove a point here after their offense has struggled to get going in a few of their games, but in the end they always came through and pulled away. They will be looking for a hot start here though and will not be taking their foot off the gas now that they need to keep rolling teams. Rutgers has not been having a great season, they have played better at home this year but they just got shutout by Minnesota in their last game and their offense has been very weak all year as they do not score many points. Rutgers' only chance to stay in this game is to hold down Michigan with good defense but they will only be able to do so for so long before Michigan starts to pile on the points. Once they get out to a lead Rutgers will not be able to come back and the lead will just get out of hand as Michigan keeps piling points on. The best way to place a bet here is on Michigan to cover the spread in this game.

 

Michigan Rutgers Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 5, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Michigan 45 Rutgers 7.

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Michigan Wolverines: 5-1 ATS when the total is between 42.5 and 49. 6-1 UNDER in all games. 6-1 UNDER as a favorite.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 14-29 ATS as an underdog of 21.5 to 31 points. 6-16 ATS after being shutout. 11-4 UNDER after playing 3 straight conference games.

 

 

Michigan Wolverines:  C. Kolesar (DB) out for season - Knee. N. Hill-Green (LB) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. C. McNamara (QB) Out indefinitely - Leg.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  V. Konopka (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. G. Wimsatt (QB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. S. Brown V (RB) out for season - Lower Body.

 

 

"Two of our players were assaulted. I saw on the one video. Ten on one. It was pretty bad. It needs to be investigated." - Jim Harbaugh on the incident in the tunnel after his team’s win against MSU in their last game.

 

 

"Fifteen teams before us in a row couldn't slow him down, right? We knew that was a tall order, but we were confident that we were going to do it. They did a very good job schematically." - Greg Schiano after his team’s loss against Minnesota in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Johnson, Cornelius

WR Bell, Ronnie

WR Wilson, Roman  

TE Schoonmaker, Luke 

QB McCarthy, J.J. 

RB Corum, Blake 

 

WR Jones, Shameen 

WR Cruickshank, Aron

WR Youngblood, Joshua 

TE Langan, Johnny

QB Vedral, Noah

RB Young, Aaron 

 

 

Passing: J. McCarthy (1464)

Rushing: B. Corum (1078)

Receiving: R. Bell (482)

Touchdowns: B. Corum (15) 

 

Passing: E. Simon (745)

Rushing: S. Brown V (373)

Receiving: S. Ryan (269)

Touchdowns: A. Cruickshank (3) 

 

Coaches:

Michigan Wolverines: Jim Harbaugh (8th season)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Greg Schiano (3rd season, 14th season non-consecutive)