Rutgers vs. Michigan State Prediction, Odds, Picks - October 14

Updated Oct. 14, 2023 9:17 a.m. ET

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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-2) are 4.5-point favorites when they host the Michigan State Spartans (2-3) in conference action on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at SHI Stadium. The contest has a 39.5-point over/under.

The Scarlet Knights lost to the Wisconsin Badgers, 24-13, in their last contest. Last time out, the Spartans fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes, with 26-16 being the final score.

Rutgers vs. Michigan State Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
Location: SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey
TV: BTN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Rutgers vs Michigan State Betting Information updated as of October 14, 2023, 8:45 AM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Rutgers	-4.5 (-110)	-202	+170	39.5	-110	-110

Rutgers vs. Michigan State Prediction

Pick ATS: Rutgers (-4.5)
Pick OU: Over (39.5)
Prediction: Rutgers 28, Michigan State 14

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Rutgers vs. Michigan State Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Scarlet Knights 22, Spartans 18.
The Scarlet Knights have a 66.9% chance to win this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Spartans have a 37.0% implied probability.
Rutgers has compiled a 4-0-1 ATS record so far this year.
Michigan State has compiled a 3-2-0 ATS record so far this year.

Rutgers vs. Michigan State: Head-to-Head

Over their last two meetings, Michigan State has two wins against Rutgers.
In their past two matchups, each team has covered one time with those games outscoring the point total on one occasion.
In their last two head-to-head matchups, Michigan State has tallied 58 points versus Rutgers, while surrendering only 34 points.

Rutgers vs. Michigan State: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Rutgers	Michigan State
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	27.8 (69)	21.6 (120)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	14.7 (14)	23.8 (43)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	4 (10)	12 (120)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	8 (58)	6 (97)

Rutgers 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Gavin Wimsatt	QB	914 YDS (51.8%) / 6 TD / 2 INT 230 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 38.3 RUSH YPG
Kyle Monangai	RB	487 YDS / 6 TD / 81.2 YPG / 5.1 YPC
Christian Dremel	WR	15 REC / 200 YDS / 3 TD / 33.3 YPG
Ja'shon Benjamin	RB	172 YDS / 1 TD / 28.7 YPG / 4.3 YPC 3 REC / 43 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 7.2 REC YPG
Tyreem Powell	LB	46 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK
Mohamed Toure	LB	38 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Michael Dixon	DB	35 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1 INT / 3 PD
Shaquan Loyal	DB	31 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT

Michigan State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Nathan Carter	RB	477 YDS / 4 TD / 95.4 YPG / 5.1 YPC 10 REC / 55 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 11.0 REC YPG
Noah Kim	QB	1,090 YDS (56.5%) / 6 TD / 6 INT 53 RUSH YDS / 0 RUSH TD / 10.6 RUSH YPG
Tre Mosley	WR	17 REC / 192 YDS / 1 TD / 38.4 YPG
Montorie Foster	WR	19 REC / 226 YDS / 0 TD / 45.2 YPG
Cal Haladay	LB	32 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Angelo Grose	DB	23 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 2 INT
Malik Spencer	DB	33 TKL / 1.0 TFL
Dillon Tatum	DB	30 TKL / 0.0 TFL