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Rutgers (7-5) vs Kansas State (8-4)

Teams:	Rutgers Scarlet Knights \| Kansas State Wildcats

Summary

5:30 PM ET	W‑L	ATS	H	A	AF	AA	O/U
Rutgers	7-5	6-5-1	4-3	3-2	27.9	23.8	7-4-1
Kansas State	8-4	4-8-0	5-1	3-3	29.8	21.9	5-7-0

Live Odds

Currently no sportsbook lines available.

Recent Trends

Rutgers:	Under is 9-1 in RUTG last 10 games in December. RUTG are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 Bowl games. RUTG are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 bowl games.
Kansas State:	Under is 8-3 in KSU last 11 games in December.

Quickchart Matchup

Rutgers Off vs Kansas State Def
381.2 yards 338.6 yards 4.4 yards/rush 3.5 yards/rush 6.8 yards/attempt 7 yards/attempt

Kansas State Off vs Rutgers Def
417.2 yards 381.5 yards 5.9 yards/rush 4.9 yards/rush 7.3 yards/attempt 7.1 yards/attempt

Quarterbacks

Rutgers	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Athan Kaliakmanis	2459	54.82	6.8	17/6

Kansas State	Yds	Comp %	Y/A	TD/Int
Avery Johnson	2517	59.06	7.4	22/9
Jacob Knuth	18	100.00	9.0	0/0
Ta'Quan Roberson	18	42.86	2.6	0/0

Overall Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
RUTG KSU	27.9 29.8	381.2 417.2	204.9 212.8	176.2 204.5	4.4 5.9	6.8 7.3
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
RUTG KSU	23.8 21.9	381.5 338.6	234.1 223.7	147.4 114.9	4.9 3.5	7.1 7.0

ATS Records

	W‑L	ATS	Home	Away	Grass	Turf
RUTG KSU	7-5 8-4	6-5-1 4-8-0	3-4-0 3-3-0	3-1-1 1-5-0	2-1-0 0-3-0	4-4-1 4-5-0

Away/Away Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
RUTG KSU	25.0 26.5	371.0 381.5	232.6 219.0	138.4 162.5	3.3 4.6	7.2 7.5
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
RUTG KSU	22.0 27.3	346.8 323.7	218.8 211.7	128.0 112.0	4.5 3.2	6.7 7.5

Last 3 Stats

Offense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
RUTG KSU	34.3 25.3	374.0 401.3	189.7 208.3	184.3 193.0	4.3 6.0	6.5 6.8
Defense	Avg	Yards	Pass	Rush	Y/R	Y/A
RUTG KSU	23.0 22.7	380.3 365.3	244.7 204.0	135.7 161.3	4.8 4.4	6.9 5.6

Injuries

Rutgers

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Mike Higgins	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Higgins is nursing an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active for Rate Bowl against Kansas State on Thursday, December 26th.
Eric Rogers	DB	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Rogers is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active for Rate Bowl against Kansas State on Thursday, December 26th.
Matthew Ogunniyi	TE	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Ogunniyi is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it is yet to be determined if he will participate in Rate Bowl against Kansas State on Thursday, December 26th.
Chris Long	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Long is fighting off an undisclosed injury, and it is yet to be determined if he will participate in Rate Bowl against Kansas State on Thursday, December 26th.
Davoun Fuse	DB	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Fuse is managing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will suit up for Rate Bowl against Kansas State on Thursday, December 26th.
Naseim Brantley	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Brantley is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play in Rate Bowl against Kansas State on Thursday, December 26th.
Shedrick Rhodes Jr.	OL	Questionable - Undisclosed - 11/30/24	Rhodes is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it is uncertain if he will suit up in the next contest.
Logan Blake	TE	out for season - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Blake is managing with an undisclosed injury, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.
Tyler Needham	OL	out for season - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Needham is out of commission due to an undisclosed injury, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.
Abram Wright	LB	out for season - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Wright is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.
Samuel Brown V	RB	out of season - Leg - 10/16/24	Brown V is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a leg injury.
Bryan Felter	OL	out for season - Knee - 10/5/24	Felter is out of commission due to a torn ACL, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.
AJ Surace	QB	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Surace is battling an undisclosed injury, and a timetable for recovery has yet to be established.
Edd Guerrier	RB	Out indefinitely - Undisclosed - 11/23/24	Guerrier is hobbled by an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear how long he will be idle.
Mohamed Toure	LB	out for season - Knee - 8/21/24	Toure is out of commission due to a torn ACL, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.

Kansas State

Player		Status/Updated	Notes
Jadon Jackson	WR	Questionable - Undisclosed - 12/16/24	Jackson is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play in Rate Bowl against Rutgers on Thursday, December 26th.

Recent Meetings

					Yard Margins
Date	Away	Home	H Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
12/28/06	KSU 10	RUTG 37	-8.5/44.5	W/O	-317	-180	-137

Rutgers Last 10

					Yard Margins
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
11/30/24	@ MSU	W 41-14	1 46.5	W/O	112	105	7
11/23/24	ILL	L 31-38	-2.5 48	L/O	-44	31	-75
11/16/24	@ MD	W 31-17	4 54.5	W/U	-87	10	-97
11/9/24	MINN	W 26-19	6.5 45	W/P	52	74	-22
10/25/24	@ USC	L 20-42	14 57	L/O	-9	-14	5
10/19/24	UCLA	L 32-35	-4 42	L/O	-56	40	-96
10/12/24	WIS	L 7-42	-1 43.5	L/O	-278	-141	-137
10/5/24	@ NEB	L 7-14	7 39.5	P/U	3	-19	22
9/27/24	WASH	W 21-18	-1 45.5	W/U	-222	-23	-199
9/21/24	@ VT	W 26-23	3 45	W/O	102	-30	132

Kansas State Last 10

					Yard Margins
Date	vs	Score	Line	ATS	Tot	Rus	Pas
11/30/24	@ ISU	L 21-29	2 51.5	L/U	40	-43	83
11/23/24	CIN	W 41-15	-7.5 54.5	W/O	54	107	-53
11/16/24	ASU	L 14-24	-7.5 51.5	L/U	14	31	-17
11/2/24	@ HOU	L 19-24	-13 45.5	L/U	95	-32	127
10/26/24	KU	W 29-27	-9.5 56.5	L/U	78	34	44
10/19/24	@ WVU	W 45-18	-2.5 56	W/O	117	-38	155
10/12/24	@ COLO	W 31-28	-3.5 55	L/O	64	214	-150
9/28/24	OKST	W 42-20	-6 58	W/O	69	174	-105
9/21/24	@ BYU	L 9-38	-7.5 50	L/U	126	136	-10
9/13/24	ARIZ	W 31-7	-7 61	W/U	67	179	-112

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