Rutgers vs. Miami: Pinstripe Bowl Preview and Matchup Analysis
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00:03 >> A 2-15 kickoff, this is gonna be in NYC, that's Rutgers and
00:07 Miami in the pinstripe bowl.
00:09 This game, as we said, gonna kick off at 2-15.
00:11 An early favorite, the opening number at the Fandul Sportsbook was the Miami
00:15 Hurricanes at minus four and a half.
00:17 Today, the Fandul Sportsbook, minus one and a half favorite for
00:20 the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
00:22 A total that opened up at 43 and a half, now down to 41 and a half.
00:26 The one thing that you can go against in life, death, taxes, and
00:31 Miami not showing up to bowl games here.
00:33 Is that gonna be the statement of the day today, or can Miami beat Rutgers?
00:37 >> How about a moment for baseball stadiums, by the way?
00:41 Last night's holiday bowl, the first two bowl games of today,
00:44 three of the last four games, including the Texas Bowl last night between
00:48 Oklahoma State and Texas A&M.
00:50 Three of those four games played in baseball stadiums, Petco Park in San Diego,
00:56 the Fenway Bowl, of course, at Fenway Park in Boston, and
01:00 the pinstripe bowl at Yankee Stadium up in the Bronx.
01:03 Home field advantage for your family, your religion, and Rutgers football.
01:07 That plays a motivational factor into this as well.
01:10 Hard to quantify that from a handicapping perspective, but
01:14 what in the world does Miami, with a six and six record, or seven and
01:18 five record, excuse me, wanna be doing in this spot?
01:22 And on top of that, Donnie, Rutgers had 11 draft eligible
01:27 senior starters from 2023's team, only one declared for
01:32 the NFL draft, ten others coming back to Piscataway in 2024.
01:38 Greg Sciano is building something special.
01:40 Rutgers is looking, or is playing in its first bowl game in a full
01:44 college football season since 2014, got the nod in 2020 with all that we saw
01:50 elsewhere around the sport, or in 2021, I should say.
01:54 Rutgers has an opportunity here to get a bowl victory.
01:58 I think Rutgers is now the right side to back.
02:00 I took them when it was plus one and a half over the weekend,
02:04 despite the fact that Gerrard's only a one, four, and
02:06 one team against the number as a dog this year.
02:09 Miami has played in one previous pick 'em game.
02:12 It was at home against Louisville.
02:13 They lost by a touchdown.
02:15 The Scarlet Knights bring so much more talent roster wise into this game,
02:19 solidified in who we know.
02:21 I agree with the line movement.
02:23 Rutgers wins at the pinstripe bowl of the day.
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