Rutgers at Purdue 11/28/20 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights visit Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana on Saturday to play the Purdue Boilermakers. Rutgers dropped to 1-4 following its 48-42 loss to the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights have lost four straight since opening the season with a 38-27 victory over the Michigan State Spartans. Rutgers is scoring an average of just 27.0 points per game and allowing an average of 34.0 points per game.

Quarterback Noah Vedral has passed for 723 yards with five touchdowns, seven interceptions and has been sacked eight times. The leading rusher for Rutgers is Isaih Pacheco with 286 yards and two touchdowns and the leading receiver is Bo Melton with 334 yards and four touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi is the leading tackler with 50 and linebacker Mohamed Toure is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.0.

Purdue dropped to 2-2 following its 34-31 loss to Minnesota. The Boilermakers gained 492 yards of total offense in the loss while holding Minnesota to 394 total yards. Quarterback Jack Plummer passed for 367 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. However, a late controversial offensive pass interference call negated a touchdown that would have put Purdue ahead with less than a minute to play.

Jack Plummer has passed for 367 yards with three touchdown and one interception while replacing Aidan O'Connell who has 916 yards passing with seven touchdowns and two interceptions. Running back Zander Horvath is the leading rusher for Purdue with 320 yards and one touchdown, while wide receiver David Bell has a team-high 425 yards receiving and six touchdowns. On defense, linebacker Derrick Barnes is the leader in tackles with 36 and defensive end George Karlaftis is the leader in quarterback sacks with 2.0.