Penn State Nittany Lions vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/19/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 19, 2022

Venue:  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  PSU -19.5, Rutgers +19.5; Over/Under:  45 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  PSU -19.5, Rutgers +19.5; Over/Under:  45 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  PSU -19.5, Rutgers +19.5; Over/Under:  45 points

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  8-2 (5-2) (3rd place, Big Ten East)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  4-6 (1-6) (6th place, Big Ten East)

 

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Penn State Nittany Lions:  won their last game at home against the Maryland Terrapins 30-0.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  lost their last game on the road against the Michigan State Spartans 27-21.

 

Penn State is entering this game with an 8-2 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 5th road game of the season here as they are 3-1 in their road games this year. This will also be their 8th conference game of the college football season this year as they are 5-2. They won against the Maryland Terrapins in their last game at home 30-0. Sean Clifford started that game at QB and he completed 12/23 passes for 139 yards and 1 touchdown. Nick Singleton led the team in rushing with 122 yards and 2 TDs on 11 rushing attempts. Theo Johnson led the team in receiving with 44 yards on 3 receptions. Jonathan Sutherland led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Demeioun Robinson led the defense in sacks with 2 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Rutgers is entering this game with a 4-6 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 6th home game of the season as they are 2-3 in their home games this year. This will also be the 8th conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-6. They lost against the Michigan State Spartans in their last game on the road 27-21. Gavin Wimsatt started that game at QB and he completed 20/34 passes for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns. Kyle Monangai led the team in rushing with 162 yards on 24 carries. Johnny Langan led the team in receiving with 73 yards on 5 receptions. Robert Longerbeam led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them and no one on the defense came away with an interception in that one.

The current betting odds have Penn State listed as a 19.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Penn State is having a great season right now, they only have 2 losses this year but both losses came against teams that are still undefeated and in the top 3 in the country, Michigan and Ohio State. Penn State doesn't have a chance to go to the Big Ten Championship and they don't have a shot at the college football playoffs either but they are working on building this program to beat Michigan and Ohio State so this is a team that will go strong right to the end of the season. Rutgers has been terrible this year, they are making improvements to their team slowly but they haven't played well on the road this year and have been blown out by good opponents in a few of their games. They do not have the talent to compete with Penn State since their offense isn't very good and Penn State has a lights out defense. It will be difficult for Rutgers to even score in this game when Penn State just shut out Maryland in their last game. The best way to place a bet here is on Penn State to cover the spread in this game.

 

Penn State Rutgers Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, November 19, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Penn State 35 Rutgers 10.

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Penn State Nittany Lions: 7-0 ATS as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 14-8 ATS as a favorite. 32-23 UNDER as a favorite of 10.5 to 21 points. 

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 2-8 ATS as a home underdog. 13-20 ATS off a road cover where the team lost as an underdog. 23-15 UNDER as an underdog of 10.5 to 21 points.

 

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  K. Lee (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. J. Cross (TE) Late Nov - Undisclosed. J. Dottin (WR) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  V. Konopka (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. S. Brown V (RB) out for season - Lower Body. M. Toure (DL) out for season - Knee. M. Walker (LB) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"Our guys are getting more and more comfortable and confident in how we want to play football. Being disruptive and being vertical, up the field and through gaps." - James Franklin after his team’s win against Maryland in their last game.

 

 

"We played well enough in areas to win today, but that certainly wasn't one of them." - Greg Schiano on his team’s penalties after their loss against MSU in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Lambert-Smith, KeAndre

WR Tinsley, Mitchell

WR Washington, Parker 

TE Strange, Brenton 

QB Clifford, Sean

RB Allen, Kaytron 

 

WR Jones, Shameen 

WR Cruickshank, Aron

WR Youngblood, Joshua 

TE Langan, Johnny

QB Vedral, Noah

RB Young, Aaron 

 

 

Passing: S. Clifford (2184)

Rushing: N. Singleton (792)

Receiving: P. Washington (611)

Touchdowns: N. Singleton (10)

 

Passing: E. Simon (745)

Rushing: K. Monangai (405)

Receiving: A. Cruickshank (362)

Touchdowns: A. Cruickshank (3) 

 

Coaches:

Penn State Nittany Lions: James Franklin (9th season)

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