Arizona State v. Rutgers

Tonight, take Rutgers +9 against Arizona State. Arizona State is not that good of a team (not that Rutgers is) and they are playing in a disappointing bowl game for them while Rutgers is hyped for their first bowl game since 1978. Arizona State can put up points with the best of them, but their defense is putrid giving up nearly 500 yards of offense per game. Also, consider the fact that Arizona State has been hit with the flu bug and over 20 players have missed practice (with many being day-to-day) because of the illness. Look for Rutgers to be way more excited about this game than Arizona State and topped off by the fact that Arizona State has been descimated by the flu...Rutgers covers this spread. Rutgers will score enough to stay within 9 points.

Rutgers +9 (**)