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Rutgers football predictions & picks

Big Ten

2026 record: 2-7
Big Ten: 18th
PPG: 25.8
Streak: L3
Last 5: Lost 15–47 vs Indiana · Sat, Oct 3 Won 37–30 at Maryland · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 14–42 at Northwestern · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 21–28 vs Michigan · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 10–31 at Wisconsin · Sat, Nov 7

Rutgers next game

Wk 11

Rutgers vs12:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Nebraska

Best pick NEB ML−625 92% confidence See the prediction: Nebraska at Rutgers

Rutgers 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 vs UMass UMass L21–37 —

Wk 2Fri, Sep 11Sep 11 @Boston College Boston College L21–28 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs USC USC L35–42 —

Wk 4Fri, Sep 25Sep 25 vs Howard Howard W58–7 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Indiana Indiana L15–47 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Maryland Maryland W37–30 U 65.5−286✗ Rutgers at Maryland prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Northwestern Northwestern L14–42 NU ML−769✓ Rutgers at Northwestern prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Michigan Michigan L21–28 MICH ML−1000✓ Michigan at Rutgers prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Wisconsin Wisconsin L10–31 WIS ML−1429✓ Rutgers at Wisconsin prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Nebraska Nebraska 12:30 PM ET NEB ML−625 Nebraska at Rutgers prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Penn State Penn State TBA Pick coming soon

Rutgers team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 25.8/ game 90th

Total yards 363.4/ game 81st

Passing yards 219.9/ game 76th

Rushing yards 143.6/ game 88th

Third-down conversions 38.9% 83rd

Giveaways 1.6/ game 109th

Time of possession 30:07 66th

Defense

Points allowed 32.4/ game 124th

Yards allowed 412.1/ game 120th

Passing yards allowed 225.6/ game 88th

Rushing yards allowed 186.6/ game 123rd

Takeaways 0.9/ game 111th

Penalties 4.2/ game 6th

Rutgers leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Dylan Lonergan 1,066yds 10 TD · 6 INT · 58.3% comp. · 6 games

Rushing Antwan Raymond 789yds 6 TD · 5.3 per carry · 9 games

Receiving KJ Duff 774yds 45 catches · 9 TD · 7 games

Tackles Sean Allison 43 8 games

Sacks Sekou Kromah 3 9 games

Interceptions Moses Walker 2 8 games

Rutgers picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

75.0% 3 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big Ten standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 UCLA UCLA 900 9-0 1.000 302127 +175 W9

2 Indiana Indiana 810 8-1 .889 292112 +180 W2

3 Iowa Iowa 720 7-2 .778 250110 +140 W2

4 USC USC 720 7-2 .778 292218 +74 W1

5 Ohio State Ohio State 630 6-3 .667 321165 +156 L2

6 Oregon Oregon 630 6-3 .667 307199 +108 W2

7 Northwestern Northwestern 630 6-3 .667 279174 +105 L2

8 Wisconsin Wisconsin 630 6-3 .667 220147 +73 W1

9 Illinois Illinois 630 6-3 .667 256207 +49 W4

10 Nebraska Nebraska 540 5-4 .556 272149 +123 L4

11 Penn State Penn State 540 5-4 .556 260174 +86 W2

12 Washington Washington 540 5-4 .556 237197 +40 L1

13 Michigan Michigan 540 5-4 .556 176146 +30 L1

14 Minnesota Minnesota 540 5-4 .556 222198 +24 L2

15 Purdue Purdue 360 3-6 .333 265291 −26 L3

16 Maryland Maryland 360 3-6 .333 249282 −33 W1

17 Michigan State Michigan St 360 3-6 .333 174212 −38 W1

18 Rutgers Rutgers 270 2-7 .222 232292 −60 L3

Rutgers FAQ

Who does Rutgers play next?

Next up for Rutgers: home against Nebraska, Saturday, November 14, 12:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Rutgers’s record this season?

Rutgers is 2-7, 18th in the Big Ten.

Who leads Rutgers in passing yards?

Dylan Lonergan, with 1,066 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (10 TD · 6 INT · 58.3% comp. · 6 games).

What is the model’s record picking Rutgers games?

Its best pick is 3-1 in Rutgers games this season (75.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big Ten rivals

All teams

Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Oregon Penn State Purdue UCLA USC Washington Wisconsin

Rutgers this week

Rutgers is 2-7, 1-5 in Big Ten play. Its last game was a 31–10 loss to Wisconsin on November 7, its third in a row. Its offense averages 25.8 points a game (90th in FBS), and its defense allows 32.4 (124th).

Next up, Rutgers hosts Nebraska on Saturday, November 14 at 12:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Rutgers is a 13.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 52.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Nebraska vs Rutgers prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.