Washington Huskies quarterback Demond Williams Jr. (2) throws a touchdown pass in the second half against the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium in College Park, Md., Oct. 6.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) take on the Washington Huskies (4-1, 1-1) in Big Ten conference matchup Friday at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the Rutgers vs. Washington odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets.

Rutgers has dropped 2 straight after a 31-28 heartbreaker at Minnesota Sept. 27. It covered as a 4-point underdog. The Scarlet Knights went up 14-0 but gave up 2 scores in less than a minute in the second quarter. They went up again 28-24 in the fourth, but Minnesota drove down and took it from them with 3:19 to go. QB Athan Kaliakmanis was 21-for-34 for 249 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT. RB Antwan Raymond ran 26 times for 161 yards and 2 TDs.

Washington narrowly defeated Maryland 24-20 last week, failing to cover as a 5.5-point favorite. QB Demond Williams Jr. was 28-for-41 for 275 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT before exiting with a hand issue. Head coach Jedd Fisch said it was a cramp, and he's good to go for this one. Washington's only blemish was a 24-6 loss at Ohio State as it failed to cover as a 9.5-point dog.

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Rutgers at Washington odds

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  • Moneyline (ML): Rutgers +325 (bet $100 to win $325) | Washington -425 (bet $425 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Rutgers +11.5 (-115) | Washington -11.5 (-105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 61.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Rutgers at Washington picks and predictions

Prediction

Washington 24, Rutgers 21

Moneyline

Washington should hold serve here as Rutgers travels completely across the country for this one, but there's no play on the ML.

I'm going to take DEMOND WILLIAMS JR. UNDER 261.5 PASSING YARDS (-115). That's a tall number a week after he left the game and was flexing his hand on the sidelines.

Against the spread

Give me RUTGERS +11.5 (-115) here. It's coming off a bye and is on a 2-game losing streak against a team with a quarterback that potentially has a hand issue. The Scarlet Knights will force turnovers and keep it within single digits.

Over/Under

It's slated to be 58 degrees with a 50-percent change of rain that only grows as the evening continues. So I love the UNDER 61.5 (-115) here.

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