Rutgers vs Louisville Odds
LOUISVILLE, KY (The Spread) – Rutgers looks to continue its strong season on Friday night when they head to Louisville at 8PM ET on ESPN 2.
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Rutgers is 5-1 on the season and 5-1 against the spread this season while Louisville is 2-4 overall and 3-3 on the season. Both teams have hit the under in 5-of-6 games this season. Louisville won last year’s meetings, and the teams have split the last six meetings.
Trends show that the favorite is 4-0 against the spread in the last 4 games in this series while the two teams have combined to hit the over in the last 5 games in this series. Louisville is just 6-14 ATS in their last 20 conference games.
Oddsmakers have made Louisville a slight favorite at home in this game, giving the Cardinals odds of -2 points against Rutgers on Friday night. The over/under odds have been set at 40 points. (View Matchup)
Louisville is on a three-game losing streak following a 25-16 loss to Cincinnati last week. The Cardinals have lost all four games by 9 points or less this season. Louisville ranks 111th in the country in scoring at 16.3 points per game, but it does rank 16th in scoring defense at just 17.7 points per game. Teddy Bridgewater has thrown for 709 yards and four touchdowns in limited action to lead the team this year.
Rutgers improved to 5-1 last week with a 21-20 win over Navy. The Scarlet Knights had their one loss come at the hands of North Carolina by a score of 24-22. The Rutgers offense is scoring 30.3 points per game, but allowing just 16 points per contest, which ranks 11th in the country. Rutgers have struggled to run the ball effectively, averaging just 91.8 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 112th in the country. Gary Nova has thrown for 683 yards and six touchdowns this season in limited action, but led Rutgers to the win over Navy.
In terms of Injuries, Rutgers linebackers Marvin Booker and David Milewski are both out with knee injuries. Louisville receiver DeVante Parker is questionable with an ankle injury, as is running back Victor Anderson.
Currently over 12,200 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Rutgers is getting 70% of the wagers with odds of +2 points against Louisville on Friday night.
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