Rutgers at Northwestern Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Northwestern by 28.26
TOTAL POINTS
58
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Rutgers
Northwestern 
|
69
D+
|
Overall |
93
A-
|
|
74
C
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
77
C+
|
Offensive |
93
A-
|
|
69
D+
|
Defensive |
94
A
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
87
B+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
93
A-
|
|
69
D+
|
SoR (Current) |
94
A
|
|
71
C-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
95
A
|
RANKINGS
Rutgers
Northwestern
| 106 #157 overall |
Overall | 22 #22 overall |
| 88 #90 overall |
Power | 19 #19 overall |
| 80 #81 overall |
Offensive | 23 #23 overall |
| 108 #110 overall |
Defensive | 18 #18 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
SoS (Current) | 44 #44 overall |
| 50 #50 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 22 #22 overall |
Northwestern#2295%
Rutgers#1065%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Northwestern 95%, Rutgers 5% at Northwestern.
Northwestern's win probability against Rutgers is trending up — from 75% to 91% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Rutgers is trending up — from 80% to 93% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern's win probability against Rutgers is trending up — from 84% to 95% over the last 6 weeks.
Northwestern favored
Rutgers favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Rutgers | Neutral | At Northwestern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 47% | 53% | 59% |
| Wk 1 | 46% | 53% | 59% |
| Wk 2 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 3 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| Wk 4 | 90% | 92% | 94% |
| Wk 5 | 86% | 89% | 92% |
| Wk 6 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 7 | 95% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 8 | 90% | 93% | 94% |
| Wk 9 | 91% | 93% | 95% |
RECORDS
Rutgers
Northwestern
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-1 (50%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Northwestern
| #173 Maryland | Best Win | #89 Penn State |
| #243 Massachusetts | Worst Loss | #7 Indiana |
| 51 pts vs #275 Howard | Largest MOV | 34 pts vs #113 Colorado |
| 32 pts vs #7 Indiana | Largest MOD | 6 pts vs #7 Indiana |
OTHER STATISTICS
Rutgers
Northwestern
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 34.7 |
| 33.3 | Points Against | 16.6 |
| 32.3 | Home PPG | 39.2 |
| 33.3 | Home PA | 13.2 |
| 24 | Away PPG | 23.5 |
| 33.3 | Away PA | 25 |
| 33-20 | Opponent Record | 25-28 |
| 117.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 103.6 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Northwestern
| Oct 24 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L14-42 | Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | W42-14 |
| Oct 17 | at Maryland (2-5) | W37-30 | Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 |
| Oct 3 | vs #7 Indiana (7-1) | L15-47 | Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 |
| Sep 25 | vs Howard (4-4) | W58-7 | Oct 2 | vs Penn State (3-4) | W34-13 |
| Sep 19 | vs Southern Cal (6-2) | L35-42 | Sep 25 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | L23-29 |
| Sep 11 | at Boston College (4-3) | L21-28 | Sep 19 | vs Colorado (2-5) | W41-7 |
| Sep 3 | vs Massachusetts (4-4) | L21-37 | Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W34-18 |