The Bulls will be looking to pick up a win and cover the spread when they take on the Scarlet Knights in Rutgers at Rutgers Stadium on Saturday in Week 10 action.

They will face the 4-3 Bulls, who own a 3-4 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Scarlet Knights are 2-6 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Bulls are 4-3 favoring the OVER.



View South Florida vs Rutgers Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: The home team opened as 3.5-point underdogs in this NCAA football battle. No over under line was available early in the week, but was set to posted shortly.

Power Rankings / Prediction: The Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 36-rated Bulls taking on the No. 30-rated Scarlet Knights in this contest. Handicapping models indicate a 38-36 win for the Bulls on Saturday.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Rutgers's No. 60-ranked offense (28.4 PPG) against a Bulls defense that ranks No. 45 at 23.6 PPG. The Scarlet Knights passing attack has averaged 236 yards per game, less than the Bulls give up through the air (237.9 YPG on average).

Defensively, the Bulls feature the league's No. 75-rated road run defense, allowing 180.7 yards per game. Rutgers, meanwhile, ranks No. 84 in rushing offense at home.

South Florida was a 37-34 loser in their most recent outing at home against Cincinnati. They failed to cover the 3–point spread as favorites, while the total score (71) made winners of OVER bettors.

Last time out for Rutgers, they were a 41-31 loser as they battled West Virginia at home. Rutgers failed to cover in the match as a 6-point underdog, while 72 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.


South Florida Bulls Trends:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on turf are 6-4
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the conference are 3-7

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Trends:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on turf are 5-5
After being outgained are 1-9
When playing within the conference are 2-8

A few Bulls at Scarlet Knights trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Florida's last 5 games
South Florida is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of South Florida's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of South Florida's last 6 games when playing Rutgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Rutgers's last 5 games
Rutgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Rutgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing South Florida
Rutgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
South Florida at Syracuse, Friday, November 11
Rutgers at Army, Saturday, November 12