3. Rutgers at Northwestern
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And you can probably get this at 1.5 in some places.
Let’s keep this one simple.
What about the Northwestern offense would suggest to you that it can win a game against a jacked up defense looking to come up with a big performance?
Now, Texas A&M shocked Alabama the last time I asked something like that, and Northwestern has had two weeks off to rest up for a home game, but …
This Wildcat offense really is awful.
It ran wild against a miserable Ohio team, and it perked up late against Michigan State when the game was over, and against Duke to make that interesting, but the real Wildcat O is more like the one that couldn’t move the ball a lick in the 56-7 loss at Nebraska.
Yeah, the Rutgers offense couldn’t manage more than 13 points in any of its last three games and only came up with 17 – at least against FBS teams – against Temple.
There’s a reason for the struggles …
Over the last three games, Rutgers went on the road to face Michigan and Michigan State, and it dealt with a surly Ohio State.
Expect the Scarlet Knight D that held everyone before Ohio State and Michigan State – including Michigan – to under 300 yards of total offense to show up.
Big Time Big Ten Game No. 2 …