Rutgers Football is fresh off their season opening victory and now sit at 1-0 on the season after defeating Howard 44-7 inside of SHI Stadium on Thursday night.
This week Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights turn their attention to a new opponent as the Akron Zips are set to come to town for another out of conference matchup.
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Entering game week, FanDuel has Rutgers as a 26.5-point favorites against the Zips with the over/under currently sitting at 43.5 points per FanDuel Sportsbook.
This past Saturday, Akron took an early 3-0 lead against No. 2 ranked Ohio State, but that didn't last too long as the Buckeyes went on to win by a final score of 52-6 as the Zips suffered quite a few different injuries including one to their starting quarterback Ben Finley.
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This game will mark as the second time ever that the two programs have met on the gridiron, with Rutgers winning the only other matchup by a final score of 20-17 back in 1990.
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