Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/07/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, October 7, 2022

Venue:  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Nebraska -3, Rutgers +3; Over/Under:  52 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Nebraska -3, Rutgers +3; Over/Under:  52 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Nebraska -3, Rutgers +3; Over/Under:  52 points

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  2-3 (1-1) (5th place, Big Ten West)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  3-2 (0-2) (6th place, Big Ten East)

 

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Nebraska Cornhuskers:  won their last game at home against the Indiana Hoosiers 35-21.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  lost their last game on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes 49-10.

 

Nebraska is entering this game with a 2-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. This will also be their 3rd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-1. They won against the Indiana Hoosiers in their last game at home 35-21. Casey Thompson started that game at QB and he completed 18/27 passes for 270 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Anthony Grant led the team in rushing with 136 yards on 32 rushing attempts. Trey Palmer led the team in receiving with 157 yards and 1 TD on 8 receptions. Ty Robinson led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Garrett Nelson led the defense in sacks with 2 while Luke Reimer came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Rutgers is entering this game with a 3-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 1-1 in their home games this year. This will also be the 3rd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 0-2. They lost against the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game on the road 49-10. Evan Simon started that game at QB and he completed 10/19 passes for 74 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Samuel Brown V led the team in rushing with 79 yards on 15 carries. Sean Ryan led the team in receiving with 40 yards and 1 TD on 2 receptions. Deion Jennings and Christian Braswell each led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. Tyreem Powell led the defense in sacks with 1 while Avery Young came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Rutgers listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Rutgers just got pounded in their last game losing 49-10 to Ohio State, but that is the 3rd best team in the country and Rutgers never really stood a chance in that game anyway. Nebraska is coming into this game with a lot of confidence after finally getting their 1st win of the season over Indiana, but Indiana is not a very good team and that was not a real test for Nebraska being at home. Now they go on the road here and have to play in Rutgers which is a very tough place to play and Rutgers has a very good defense that will make it hard on this already struggling Nebraska offense to move the ball in this game. Rutgers had to play with a backup QB against OSU which really put them at a disadvantage too but they should have their starter back for this game and the offense will be a lot better at home as a result. Rutgers also has the better coach here while Nebraska still searches for a long term head coach now, and Schiano has been building something good over the last few years. The best way to place a bet here is on Rutgers to cover the spread in this game.

 

Nebraska Rutgers Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, October 7, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Rutgers 21 Nebraska 14.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers: 9-3 ATS off 1 or more consecutive unders. 14-9 UNDER in all games. 33-23 UNDER after a 2 game home stand.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 1-7 ATS as a home underdog. 4-9 ATS in home games. 17-8 UNDER in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 52.

 

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers:  I. Garcia-Castaneda (WR) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. T. Fidone II (TE) Out indefinitely - Knee. A. Allen (RB) out for season - Undisclosed. N. Nouili (OL) out for season - Suspension.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  G. Wimsatt (QB) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. A. Young (RB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. M. Toure (DL) out for season - Knee. M. Walker (LB) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"I love Mickey. I want to ride with Mickey. He was put in a tough situation and he's flourished in that spot." - Garrett Nelson on Mickey Johnson taking over the head coaching duties before their win against Indiana in their last game.

 

 

"We didn't do enough things right in the end to be in the game." - Greg Schiano after his team’s loss against OSU in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Palmer, Trey

WR Washington, Marcus

WR Brown, Alante 

TE Vokolek, Travis

QB Thompson, Casey

RB Grant, Anthony 

 

WR Jones, Shameen 

WR Cruickshank, Aron

WR Youngblood, Joshua 

TE Langan, Johnny

QB Vedral, Noah

RB Young, Aaron 

 

 

Passing: C. Thompson (1265)

Rushing: A. Grant (600)

Receiving: T. Palmer (480)

Touchdowns: A. Grant (5)

 

Passing: E. Simon (645)

Rushing: S. Brown V (209)

Receiving: A. Cruickshank (172)

Touchdowns: A. Cruickshank (3) 

 

Coaches:

Nebraska Cornhuskers: Mickey Joseph (Interim)

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