Rutgers Scarlet Knights Odds

2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are entering the 2024 football season with low expectations. Head coach Greg Schiano, in his fifth season since returning to the program, aims to lead the team to improvement and potentially a bowl appearance. It will be a long, hard road for Rutgers, who had a solid 7-6 outing in 2023.

The Scarlet Knights' offense struggled in the previous season, ranking among the worst in the FBS in total offense. Kirk Ciarrocca returns as the offensive coordinator, tasked with revitalizing the unit. Junior quarterback Gavin Wimsatt elected to go into the transfer portal and will be playing at Kentucky this upcoming fall. Wimsatt was one of the best rushers among QBs, but his accuracy was an issue. The hope is Athan Kaliakmanis, a transfer from Minnesota, can spark this offense. Kaliakmanis and Ciarrocca already have a rapport from Minnesota and will look to build on that this upcoming fall.

The bright spot on this Rutgers offense is running back Kyle Monangai, who led all Big Ten rushers with over 1200 yards on the ground. But generally speaking, with Kaliakmanis under center, this offense is a question mark going into the 2024 season.

The Scarlet Knights' defense is expected to be a relative strength, with continuity in the coaching staff and several key contributors returning. While Rutgers lost CB Max Melton to the NFL, Robert Longerbeam will look to assume the number 1 corner role. Additionally, Florida State transfer defensive lineman Malcolm Ray could prove to be a huge boost to their DL.

Currently, most books have Rutgers at a projected win total of 6. They are currently 11th out of 18 teams to win the Big Ten at consensus +15000 odds.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Point Spreads

Surprisingly, betting on the Scarlet Knights against-the-spread was actually a little profitable, with a 7-5-1 ATS record. For a team to win against the spread, they just need to win by more or lose by less (for favorites and underdogs, respectively) than sportsbooks had predicted.

A Rutgers spread might look like this:

• Rutgers +11 (-110)
• Michigan -11 (-110)

With Rutgers losing, 42-48 — a margin of only six points — it covered the spread while losing the game. Of course, if it had won that would also be a cover. The favored Wolverines would need to win by at least 12 for spread bets on them to win.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Over/Unders

Over bettors won 6 out of 12 Rutgers games last season. The over is one part of a totals bet, also called an over/under, that involves betting on how many points will be scored in a game. You can bet on either team or the game as a whole.

Say the total for the Rutgers game against Michigan was set at 52 points. The final score last year ended up 48-42, an extremely comfortable win for the over. For unders to win, both teams would’ve needed to combine for 51 or fewer points. Whether you bet on team totals or the game total, which team wins doesn’t matter — just the amount of scoring.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Moneylines

You might think betting on Scarlet Knights moneylines would be a surefire way to burn through your hard-earned cash given that moneylines are just bets on who wins a game, but it’s not that simple. Since Rutgers was such a heavy underdog in many games last year, books were willing to pay out far more on Rutgers winning than its opponents, making the Scarlet Knights slightly profitable if you bet them each game.

As an example, Rutgers was a +360 underdog against Purdue, but it won the game, so a $100 bet profited $360. If it had been a -360 favorite, that $100 bet would profit about $28.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Props

If you want to follow your favorite Scarlet Knights players but don’t have a lean on how the whole game will go, player props are for you. These are bets on individual player performances for the game, typically in an over/under fashion. For example, you could bet over or under on QB passing yards, completions, touchdowns or interceptions.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Futures

If you want to take the +15000 odds on the Scarlet Knights winning the Big Ten in 2024, that’s called a futures bet (b ut we don't advise it!). Futures are just what we call any kind of bet on whole season outcomes.

Other than conference champion odds, you could bet over or under on the Knights' number of wins for the season or bet on certain players to win various awards.