Pinstripe Bowl Odds
BRONX, NY (The Spread) – Yankee Stadium gets taken over by football in the 2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl with Rutgers taking on Iowa State at 3:20PM ET on ESPN.
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Rutgers is 8-4 on the season and 8-4 against the spread while Iowa State is 6-6 on the year and 7-5 against the spread. The Knights have hit the under in 9 of 12 games this season while the Cyclones have hit the under in 7 of 12 games. These two teams have no previous meetings.
Trends show that Rutgers is 4-0-1 against the spread in their last 5 bowl games and 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games at a neutral site. Iowa State is 6-2 ATS in their last 8 non-conference games. When it comes to the over/under, Rutgers has hit the under in 12 of its last 15 non-conference games while Iowa State has hit the under in 4 of their last 5 bowl games.
Oddsmakers have made Rutgers the slight favorite in this game, giving the Knights a point spread of -1 against Iowa State on Friday. The over/under total for this game has been set at 44.5 points. (View Matchup)
Rutgers was 4-3 in the Big East this season. The Knights won three of their final four games on the year. The Knights were 12th in the country in defensive scoring, allowing just 18.8 points per game. Offensively, Rutgers scored 26.3 points per game, but they have the 115th-ranked rushing attack, averaging only 91.5 yards per game. Rutgers does have a great receiver in Mohamed Sanu, who has caught 109 passes for 1,144 yards and 7 TD’s.
Iowa State was just 3-6 in the Big 12 this year, but they were the lone team to beat Oklahoma State this season. The Cyclones closed the year with two-straight losses. ISU allowed 29.6 points per game this season and scored just 23.5 points per contest. The team has been led by running back James White, who has rushed for 701 yards and 8 TD’s.
In terms of Injuries, Rutgers running back Savon Huggins and defensive back Rashad Knight are both questionable with knee injuries while Iowa State offensive lineman Shaban Dika is questionable with a knee injury.
Currently over 7,700 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Iowa State is getting 61% of the wagers with odds of +1 point against Rutgers on Friday.
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