The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-5, 1-5 Big Ten) visit the Indiana Hoosiers (2-7, 0-6) Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. Below, we look at the Rutgers vs. Indiana odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Scarlet Knights need to win two more games to qualify for the team’s first bowl game since 2014. Rutgers opened the season 3-0 SU/ATS, but it is just 1-5 SU across the past six games and 1-4 ATS over the previous five.
The Hoosiers are skidding hard, dropping five straight games, while going 1-6 ATS across the past seven games overall. The offense scored 35 points Oct. 30, but they have a combined total of 29 points in the other four games since Oct. 2.
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Rutgers at Indiana odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Rutgers +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Indiana -280 (bet $280 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Rutgers +6.5 (-107) | Indiana -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Rutgers at Indiana odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Rutgers 23, Indiana 19
Money line
RUTGERS (+220) is a value play in this road game, with a chance to more than double up. With a win at “The Rock”, the Scarlet Knights can level up at .500, and move to within one game of attaining bowl eligibility. Indiana (-280) is already out of the bowl picture, relegated to playing spoiler.
Against the spread
If you don’t trust RUTGERS +6.5 (-107) to win straight up, they’re a strong play catching nearly a touchdown. Despite a recent skid, the Scarlet Knights are still 8-1 ATS across the past nine road games, while cashing in six straight as a road underdog. Indiana -6.5 (-115), on the other hand, has covered just once in the past seven games overall, while going 1-4 ATS in the past five at home.
Over/Under
The UNDER 42.5 (-112) is the lean, ever so slightly. Indiana has scored 15 or fewer points in four of the past five games, although the defense has been knocked around for 29 or more points in five of the past seven.
The Under is 5-0 in the past five road games for Rutgers, while going 7-2 in the past nine Big Ten contests. The Under is 6-2 in Indiana’s past eight inside the conference, while going 6-1 in the past seven as a home favorite.
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