Rutgers Scarlet vs Kansas State Rate Bowl Best Bet – 12/26/2024

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are set to take on the Kansas State Wildcats in the Rate Bowl on December 26, 2024, at 5:30 pm EST. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Kansas State Wildcats as seven-point favorites for this matchup. The total for the game has been set at 51.5 points. Stay tuned for what is sure to be an exciting game between these two competitive teams.

Here, you will find our breakdown of Rutgers vs Kansas State in the Rate Bowl. Using our data-driven approach to college football betting, we also provide our best bet for this matchup between power conference opponents. During what has been a successful season of college football betting for our team, you won’t want to miss what we have to say about this contest.

Rutgers Hope For Bowl Success Out West

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are 7-5 heading into their bowl game against Kansas State. The Scarlet Knights won three of their final four games in the regular season, including road games against Maryland and Michigan State. Here, the Scarlet Knights will be far from home, as they go to Phoenix with online sportsbooks making Rutgers an underdog going into this matchup.

For Rutgers, this game could come down to whether or not running back Kyle Monangai plays in this contest. Monangai was named a first-team all-Big Ten selection for his play this season, in which he rushed for over 1,200 yards and had 13 rushing touchdowns. But he could opt out of this game to prepare for his future in football, which would have a devastating impact on the Rutgers offense.

Can Kansas State Shake Off Struggles?

Kansas State went 8-4 in the regular season, but they will surely be disappointed in the way things went down the stretch. The Wildcats lost three of their final four regular season games, going from being conference championship contenders to also-rans in the Big 12. Now, K-State will try to finish their season on a high note by beating Rutgers in Arizona.

For K-State, the question going into this game will be whether or not they can get their offense in gear in this matchup. The Wildcats failed to score over 21 points in three of their final four games in the regular season. Against a Rutgers team that prides itself on running the ball and playing defense, K-State could lose this game outright as a favorite if they don’t get their offense going.

Rutgers vs Kansas State Pick & Prediction

We are going to take the points with Rutgers in the Rate Bowl. Bettors may want to wait to bet on this Rutgers vs Kansas State matchup until they know the status of Monangai at running back for the Scarlet Knights. But if Monangai plays, Rutgers could very well win this game outright against a K-State team that was going in the wrong direction late in the season.