Newsstand: Vegas odds revealed for road trip to Rutgers
Michigan football has a lot on its plate at the moment after the fallout of the postgame incident with MSU on Saturday night. However, we are back into another game week, this time preparing for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on the road.
The Vegas odds were revealed earlier this week, but overshadowed by the tunnel assaults after the 29-7 win over MSU. According to multiple sportsbooks, Michigan comes into this week as a 25.5-point favorite over Rutgers with the over/under set at 45.5. The low total and high spread suggests a defensive stifling of the Scarlet Knights on their home field.
Rutgers and Michigan have played close games over the last two years despite a 7-0 record in the series under Harbaugh. The Wolverines held on for a 20-13 win at home in 2021 and had a 48-42 triple-overtime victory the last time these two teams met in Piscataway.
Rutgers is 4-4 on the season, but has lost 4 of its last 5 games since starting the season 3-0. It was shutout by Minnesota last weekend by a margin of 31-0. Its wins so far this year came over Boston College, Wagner, Temple and Indiana.
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Saturday night’s game from Piscataway will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET and be broadcast via Big Ten Network with Brandon Gaudin and former Michigan tight end Jake Butt on the call in the booth.
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Michigan football quote of the day
“Yeah, we got inside — especially the 10 — I think four times. Two touchdowns, two field goals. The two we had to settle for field goals, we didn’t gain positive yardage on the first down play — one at the six, one at the nine. It’s something we will continue to work on. We definitely want to get those touchdowns.”
“But we also have a great kicker. Jake Moody — a fantastic game. Five field goals, a 54-yarder — he’s been tremendous. And when it comes to putting points on the board, there’s not another kicker we’d rather have.”
– Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh on redzone offense
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