Rutgers at Maryland 10/13/18 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights visit Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland on Saturday to play the Maryland Terrapins. The Scarlett Knights lost for the fifth straight time on Saturday falling to Illinois 38-17. Jonathan Hilliman scored a 32-yard touchdown and Art Sitkowski threw a touchdown pass of 7 yards to Travis Vokolek for Rutgers’ only two touchdowns.

Maryland was beaten on Saturday by Michigan 42-21. Ty Johnson returned a kickoff back 98 yards for a touchdown but the Terrapins did not score again until just after the start of the final quarter. Penalties have been a problem all season for the Terrapins and against Michigan things followed the same trend as Maryland was called for 12 penalties losing 107 yards and a pair of players who were ejected due to targeting. Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski has thrown for 750 yards, three touchdown and 11 interceptions. Raheem Blackshear with 362 yards and two touchdowns leads the Scarlett Knights in rushing, while Jonathan Hillman has 275 yards rushing and five touchdowns. The leading receiver is Bo Melton with 21 receptions for 202 yards, while Jerome Washington has 11 receptions for 202 yards.

Kasim Hill has thrown for 578 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions to lead the Terrapins. The leading rusher is Anthony McFarland with 325 yards two touchdowns. The leading receiver for Maryland is DJ Turner with 13 receptions for 159 yards and one touchdown, while Taivon Jacobs has the same 13 receptions for 137 yards and one touchdown.