Rutgers Scarlett Knights at USF Bulls 2010 NCAAF Week 10 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Greg Schiano will lead his Rutgers Scarlett Knights on the road to Tampa to take on the University of South Florida Bulls on Wednesday night at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN2 at Raymond James Stadium. The Knights come in at 4-3 overall, 1-1 good for 3rd in the Big East but only 1-5 against the spread while the Bulls are also 4-3, but 1-2 in conference play for 5th in the Big East and just 2-4 ATS. Rutgers leads the series against the Bulls 3-1. “They understand what they’ve got to get done and the way this football team has kind of owned us, especially the last two years.” Head football Coach Skip Holtz, talking about his players’ approach to preparations for Rutgers, which has dominated the series with the Bulls.
The Rutgers team has more on its mind that the game, Eric LeGrand remains hospitalized from a tackle that has left him paralyzed. “(LeGrand) is their brother,” Schiano said. “I don’t think they will ever not have that on their minds. In life, you always have something else going, you don’t just play football in a tunnel. I think as time moves on people will adjust emotionally better to the situation. Hopefully, it becomes where we can have a little more normalcy, but it will never be normal.”
Rutgers is coming off a loss 41-21 against Big East Conference leader Pittsburgh on the road. True freshman quarterback Chas Dodd has been named the starter for the game after completing 8 of 19 passes for 62 yards and an interception against the stout Pitt defense. The Knights leading rusher was running back Joe Martinek who carried the ball 13 times for 52 yards and a touchdown. Vegas odds makers have the USF Bulls a -10 1/2 point favorite at home against the Rutgers Scarlett Knights.
The Bulls are coming off a big win against Big East rival Cincinnati 38-30 but where their defense gave up 463 yards passing. Quarterback B.J. Daniels completed 13 for 16 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 9 times for an additional 35 yards and 2 more scores. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Florida’s last 5 games and South Florida is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home. . Odds makers at BetUS have the over/under for the total score at 57 points combined of the Rutgers Scarlett Knights and USF Bulls.
I predict a Bulls victory at home!