College Football Week 3 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Rutgers at Temple (2022)

Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 3 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: Rutgers at Temple.

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College Football Week 3 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Rutgers at Temple

Rutgers QB Noah Vedral remained out for Saturday's blowout win over Wagner with a hand injury. Rutgers hasn't offered a timeline for his return.

Ballyhooed redshirt freshman QB Gavin Wimsatt hasn't been sharp with increased snaps through the first two games. For his career, Wimsatt is now 17-of-41 (41.5%) for 141 yards and a 1/4 TD/INT ratio. If Rutgers had its druthers, he probably wouldn't take another snap in a significant spot this season. Too early to evoke Artur Sitkowski, but it's been a rough start by any measure (but keep in mind this context: Wimsatt graduated a year early from high school, so this should be his true freshman year).

Rutgers won't need Vedral to beat Temple. But Vedral's status is something to monitor when Rutgers gets into Big 10 play.

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