Rutgers vs Northwestern prediction, Oct 24

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Northwestern Wildcats, Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET on Peacock, Ryan Field. The Northwestern project to win, 38 to 21, a margin of about 17 points over the Rutgers.

Projected score

Rutgers: 21
Northwestern: 38

Projected combined points: about 59. Each team's score is the points the game's market implies for it, in whole points. Key players are the season's leaders from ESPN's team pages.

Rutgers Scarlet KnightsProjected points: 21

Dylan Lonergan QBpassing leader: 74/127, 1066 YDS, 10 TD, 6 INT
Jakob Anderson Ppassing leader: 1/1, 40 YDS
Sean Ashenfelder QBpassing leader: 1/1, 14 YDS

No. 24 Northwestern WildcatsProjected points: 38

Aidan Chiles QBpassing leader: 98/139, 1398 YDS, 9 TD
Caleb Komolafe RBrushing leader: 75 CAR, 401 YDS, 4 TD
Joseph Himon II RBrushing leader: 30 CAR, 346 YDS, 3 TD

Game time and TV

Rutgers at Northwestern on Oct 24, Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 PM ET, on Peacock, Ryan Field.

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