The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-0) will meet in a matchup of Big Ten teams on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Ohio Stadium. The Scarlet Knights will need to play a near perfect game to pull off an upset, bookmakers have them as 41-point underdogs. The over/under in this contest is 60 points.
Ohio State vs. Rutgers Predictions
Ohio State vs. Rutgers Odds
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Ohio State vs. Rutgers Betting Trends
- Ohio State has covered the spread twice over four games with a set spread.
- The Buckeyes are winless against the spread when they are 41-point favorites or more (0-1).
- Ohio State’s games have gone over the total twice out of four chances this season.
- Ohio State has not yet lost a game it was the moneyline favorite this season, going 4-0.
- Ohio State has yet to play a game with moneyline odds of or shorter.
- Rutgers has gone 2-2-0 against the spread this year.
- This year, Rutgers games have hit the over twice.
- Rutgers has split the two games it has played as underdogs this season.
- Rutgers is 0-1 this season when entering a game as the underdog by or more on the moneyline.
Ohio State vs. Rutgers: Over/Under Trends
- Ohio State and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday’s over/under of 60 points twice this season.
- This season, just one Rutgers game has ended with more combined scoring than Saturday’s over/under of 60.
- Together, the two teams combine for 82.4 points per game, 22.4 points more than the total of 60 for this contest.
- These two teams give up a combined 28.3 points per game, 31.7 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- This season, the average total for Buckeyes games is 61.5 points, 1.5 more than the over/under of 60 points for this contest.
- The over/under for this game is 15.1 points more than the average over/under in Scarlet Knights’ games this season (44.9 points).
Ohio State Players to Watch
- C.J. Stroud leads Ohio State with 1,222 passing yards (305.5 ypg) on 79-of-112 passing with 16 touchdowns compared to one interception this season.
- TreVeyon Henderson has carried the ball 50 times for a team-high 318 yards (79.5 per game), with three touchdowns this year.
- This season Miyan Williams has rushed for 308 yards (77.0 per game) on 43 carries with three touchdowns.
- Emeka Egbuka’s team-leading 442 receiving yards (110.5 yards per game) have come on 26 receptions with five touchdowns.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. has totaled 387 receiving yards (96.8 yards per game) and five touchdowns, hauling in 21 passes this year.
- Cade Stover has hauled in 12 grabs for 188 yards (47.0 ypg) and two touchdowns this season.
Rutgers Players to Watch
- Evan Simon has 571 passing yards (142.8 ypg) to lead Rutgers, completing 61.8% of his passes and collecting three touchdown passes and two interceptions this season.
- The team’s top rusher, Kyle Monangai, has carried the ball 42 times for 171 yards (42.8 per game), with two touchdowns this year.
- This season Al-Shadee Salaam has piled up 145 yards (36.3 per game) on 25 attempts with two touchdowns.
- Aron Cruickshank’s 156 receiving yards (39.0 yards per game) lead the team. He has 18 receptions with two touchdowns.
- Shameen Jones has reeled in eight passes for 101 yards (25.3 yards per game) this year.
- Johnny Langan’s eight grabs this season have resulted in 86 yards (21.5 ypg) and one touchdown.
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