Kansas State vs. Rutgers Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 26, 2024

Updated Dec. 26, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights play the Kansas State Wildcats in the Rate Bowl as touchdown underdogs on December 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. An over/under of 53 is set in the game.

The Wildcats' most recent game was against the Iowa State Cyclones, and they lost by a score of 29-21. Last time around, the Scarlet Knights defeated the Michigan State Spartans, with 41-14 being the final score.

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Kansas State vs. Rutgers Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona
TV: ESPN
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Kansas State vs Rutgers Betting Information updated as of December 26, 2024, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Kansas State	-7 (-114)	-263	+213	53	-106	-125

Kansas State vs. Rutgers Prediction

Pick ATS: Rutgers (+7)
Pick OU: Under (53)
Prediction: Kansas State 29, Rutgers 23

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Kansas State vs. Rutgers Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Wildcats 30, Scarlet Knights 23.
The Wildcats have a 72.5% chance to collect the win in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Scarlet Knights hold a 31.9% implied probability.
Kansas State has won four games against the spread this season, while failing to cover eight times.
Rutgers has put together a 4-5-0 record against the spread this year.

Kansas State vs. Rutgers: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Kansas State	Rutgers
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	29.8 (56)	27.9 (72)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	21.9 (29)	23.8 (50)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	15 (40)	8 (2)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	14 (90)	12 (109)

Kansas State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Avery Johnson	QB	2,517 YDS (59.1%) / 22 TD / 9 INT 548 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 45.7 RUSH YPG
DJ Giddens	RB	1,343 YDS / 7 TD / 111.9 YPG / 6.6 YPC 21 REC / 258 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 21.5 REC YPG
Jayce Brown	WR	42 REC / 763 YDS / 5 TD / 63.6 YPG
Dylan Edwards	RB	350 YDS / 3 TD / 31.8 YPG / 6.3 YPC 17 REC / 106 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 10.6 REC YPG
Austin Romaine	LB	72 TKL / 4 TFL / 2 SACK
Brendan Mott	DL	37 TKL / 7 TFL / 8.5 SACK / 1 INT
Desmond Purnell	LB	35 TKL / 7 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Marques Sigle	DB	42 TKL / 4 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD

Rutgers 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Kyle Monangai	RB	1,279 YDS / 13 TD / 116.3 YPG / 5 YPC 14 REC / 75 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 7.5 REC YPG
Athan Kaliakmanis	QB	2,459 YDS (54.8%) / 17 TD / 6 INT 233 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 19.4 RUSH YPG
Dymere Miller	WR	57 REC / 731 YDS / 4 TD / 60.9 YPG
Ian Strong	WR	37 REC / 563 YDS / 5 TD / 46.9 YPG
Dariel Djabome	LB	90 TKL / 5 TFL / 2 SACK
Shaquan Loyal	DB	64 TKL / 3 TFL / 2 INT / 3 PD
Michael Dixon	DB	54 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Desmond Igbinosun	DB	55 TKL / 3 TFL