First look: Michigan State at Rutgers odds and lines
The No. 11 Michigan State Spartans (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) and Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-2, 0-2) meet Saturday for a Big Ten East battle with a noon ET kickoff at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J. Below, we look at the Michigan State vs. Rutgers odds and lines; check back for our college football picks and predictions.
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Michigan State scored a season-high 48 points Saturday in a win over Western Kentucky. The Spartans are 5-0 for the first time since winning their first eight games of the 2015 season. RB Kenneth Walker III piled up 126 yards on 24 carries in the victory; Walker has already rushed for 680 yards and 8 touchdowns this season.
Rutgers was routed 52-13 Saturday by the now-No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes. The Knights are closing out a brutal stretch of their schedule that began with a Sept. 25 game against now-No. 8 Michigan. After only logging one giveaway through its first four games, RU had three - all interceptions - in its home loss to the Buckeyes.
Michigan State at Rutgers odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Michigan State -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Rutgers +175 (bet $100 to win $175)
- Against the spread (ATS): Michigan State -5.5, -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Rutgers -5.5, -112 (bet $112 to win $100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5, O: -112 (bet $112 to win $100) | U: -108 (bet $108 to win $100)
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2021 betting stats:
- ML: Michigan State 5-0 | Rutgers 3-2
- ATS : Michigan State 3-1-1 | Rutgers 4-1
- O/U : Michigan State 3-2 | Rutgers 3-2
Michigan State at Rutgers head-to-head
Seven Spartan turnovers led to Rutgers taking last year's meeting 38-27 in East Lansing, Mich. The RU win snapped a six-game MSU win streak in the all-time series.
The road team is 4-0 against the spread in the last four meetings, and the Under is 6-2 across the last eight.
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