Rutgers vs. Howard prediction, odds, spread: 2024 college football picks, Week 1 bets from proven expert

Rutgers kicks off its 2024 season at home against Howard on Thursday. The Scarlet Knights have high expectations after going 7-6 overall last season and ending 2023 with a 31-24 victory against the University of Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl. Meanwhile, the Bison went 6-6 in FCS play and have big plans of their own with two big offensive weapons returning for another season.

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET from SHI Stadium in Piscataway, NJ. The Scarlet Knights are 36.5-point favorites in the latest Rutgers vs. Howard odds. The over/under for total points scored is 49.5. Before making any Howard vs. Rutgers picks, be sure to check out the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine expert Emory Hunt Jr..

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back for the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. He knows the game from a player’s perspective. In addition, he was 93-78-5 (+777) on his college football picks last year. Anyone who has followed him is way up.

Now, Hunt has set his sights on Rutgers vs. Howard and just locked in his picks and CFB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see Hunt’s picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines for Howard vs. Rutgers:

Rutgers vs. Howard spread: Rutgers -36.5Rutgers vs. Howard over/under: 49.5 pointsRutgers: 7-6 overall last season, including a bowl win against MiamiHoward: 6-6 in FCS play last seasonRutgers vs. Howard picks: See picks at SportsLine

Why Howard can cover

The Bison showed last season that they can keep up with FBS competition when they nearly rallied to beat Northwestern. In that game, star rushers Eden James and Jarett Hunter each ran in late game touchdowns as Howard…


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Author : CBS Sports Staff

Publish date : 2024-08-28 11:22:38

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