2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights odds: Over/Under Win Total odds

Updated Sep. 1, 2023 4:04 a.m. ET

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With an over/under of four wins, a bowl game is unlikely for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in 2023.

Rutgers Win Total Odds

Over/Under	Over Payout	Under Payout
4	-144 (Bet $144 to win $100)	+116 (Bet $100 to win $116)

Based on the moneyline, Rutgers' implied probability is 59% to go over its regular season over/under of four wins.
While the Scarlet Knights ranked 37th in total defense with 346.9 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little worse on offense, ranking fifth-worst (281.3 yards per game).
The Scarlet Knights were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking eighth-worst with 154.3 passing yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 29th in FBS (204 passing yards allowed per game).
Rutgers totaled 126.9 rushing yards per game on offense (96th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 54th defensively with 142.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
The Scarlet Knights ranked fourth-worst in third-down percentage (28.5%) last season, but they played better on defense, ranking 35th with a 34.9% third-down percentage allowed.

Week	Opponent	Date	Favorite	Total
1	Northwestern	September 3	Scarlet Knights (-6.5)	39.5
2	Temple	September 9	-	-
3	Virginia Tech	September 16	-	-
4	@ Michigan	September 23	-	-
5	Wagner	September 30	-	-
6	@ Wisconsin	October 7	-	-
7	Michigan State	October 14	-	-
8	@ Indiana	October 21	-	-
10	Ohio State	November 4	-	-
11	@ Iowa	November 11	-	-
12	@ Penn State	November 18	-	-
13	Maryland	November 25	-	-

Rutgers will have the 81st-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents' combined win total last season (69).
The Scarlet Knights will have to overcome the 21st-toughest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents' combined win total last year (63).
Rutgers' schedule has six games against teams that finished above .500 in 2022, which includes three against teams with nine or more victories and three against squads that recorded fewer than four wins.

Last year Evan Simon put up 782 yards (65.2 per game), a 57.7% completion percentage, four touchdowns, and only six interceptions.
Last year Kyle Monangai went to work rushing, for 459 yards on 109 carries (38.3 yards per game) and scored two times.
Samuel Brown V put up 373 yards on 85 carries (31.1 yards per game), with three rushing touchdowns last season.
Sean Ryan amassed 26 receptions for 440 yards and three touchdowns last year. He was targeted 56 times, and averaged 36.7 yards per game.
Aron Cruickshank produced last year, grabbing 42 passes for 385 yards and two touchdowns. He averaged 32.1 receiving yards per game.
Johnny Langan's stat line last year: 296 receiving yards, 31 catches, one touchdown, on 62 targets.
Tyreem Powell's hard work last season put up a stat line of 4.0 sacks, 5.0 TFL and 48 tackles.
Avery Young went to work last year, collecting 58 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one sack, and one interception.
Last season Christian Braswell had a huge stat line of three interceptions, 21 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and three passes defended.