hno:
Rutgers has a better chance of hitting an over now than with Rice since they used to use Rice to milk the clock. If you take a look at the Rutgers QB, he may have had a slow start to the season but if you look closer at the games, he had MANY throws where he simply off target. His wrs ran good routes and found open spaces but it just didn't come together until mid season. Both offenses ended the season on a high note and now faced passing defenses which are pretty bad.
I took the under..but im just tailing a service...
This total has climbed from its opener and I feel that the current number is offering us excellent value. Yes, both offenses closed out the season on a high note. Both teams were also relatively solid defensively on the season though, particularly Rutgers, and both were strong on that side of the ball down the stretch. Both teams saw three of their five road games dip below the number. The Scarlet Knights held each of their last four opponents to 17 points or less and to an average of just 12.5. On the season, they held 10 of 12 opponents to 24 points or less. As for the Wolfpack, they did allow 28 points in their finale. However, they'd held each of their previous three opponents to 17 points or less, with those teams averaging less than 15. Overall, five of the Wolfpack's last six games finished with 51 combined points or less. Ten of their 12 games finished with 58 points or less on the season, nine of them finishing with 56 or less. The UNDER was 2-0 when the Wolfpack were coming off a bye with games against Florida State and Duke producing 43 and 44 points. While the Wolfpack didn't get to a bowl in his first year here, it's worth noting that O'Brien had seen both his last two bowl games, while with Boston College, finish with less than 50 combined points. Look for this afternoon's final combined score to also prove lower than expected with the UNDER improving to 17-7 the last 24 times that Rutgers played a non-conference game which had a total. *Best Bet
This total has climbed from its opener and I feel that the current number is offering us excellent value. Yes, both offenses closed out the season on a high note. Both teams were also relatively solid defensively on the season though, particularly Rutgers, and both were strong on that side of the ball down the stretch. Both teams saw three of their five road games dip below the number. The Scarlet Knights held each of their last four opponents to 17 points or less and to an average of just 12.5. On the season, they held 10 of 12 opponents to 24 points or less. As for the Wolfpack, they did allow 28 points in their finale. However, they'd held each of their previous three opponents to 17 points or less, with those teams averaging less than 15. Overall, five of the Wolfpack's last six games finished with 51 combined points or less. Ten of their 12 games finished with 58 points or less on the season, nine of them finishing with 56 or less. The UNDER was 2-0 when the Wolfpack were coming off a bye with games against Florida State and Duke producing 43 and 44 points. While the Wolfpack didn't get to a bowl in his first year here, it's worth noting that O'Brien had seen both his last two bowl games, while with Boston College, finish with less than 50 combined points. Look for this afternoon's final combined score to also prove lower than expected with the UNDER improving to 17-7 the last 24 times that Rutgers played a non-conference game which had a total. *Best Bet
