Rutgers at Penn State Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Penn State by 20.54
TOTAL POINTS
56
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Rutgers
Penn State 
|
69
D+
|
Overall |
78
C+
|
|
74
C
|
Power |
89
B+
|
|
77
C+
|
Offensive |
86
B
|
|
69
D+
|
Defensive |
90
A-
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
92
A-
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
86
B
|
|
69
D+
|
SoR (Current) |
76
C
|
|
71
C-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
84
B
|
RANKINGS
Rutgers
Penn State
| 106 #157 overall |
Overall | 75 #89 overall |
| 88 #90 overall |
Power | 37 #37 overall |
| 80 #81 overall |
Offensive | 46 #46 overall |
| 108 #110 overall |
Defensive | 34 #34 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
SoS (Current) | 26 #26 overall |
| 50 #50 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 46 #46 overall |
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Rutgers#10612%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Penn State 88%, Rutgers 12% at Penn State.
Penn State's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 94% to 81% over the last 6 weeks.
Penn State's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 96% to 85% over the last 6 weeks.
Penn State's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 97% to 88% over the last 6 weeks.
Penn State favored
Rutgers favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Rutgers | Neutral | At Penn State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 83% | 86% | 89% |
| Wk 1 | 76% | 80% | 84% |
| Wk 2 | 93% | 95% | 96% |
| Wk 3 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 4 | 94% | 96% | 97% |
| Wk 5 | 84% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 6 | 85% | 89% | 91% |
| Wk 7 | 86% | 89% | 92% |
| Wk 8 | 79% | 83% | 87% |
| Wk 9 | 81% | 85% | 88% |
RECORDS
Rutgers
Penn State
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Overall |
3-4 (42.9%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
2-2 (50%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
1-2 (33.3%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-2 (0%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-4 (33.3%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
1-4 (20%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Penn State
| #173 Maryland | Best Win | #114 Buffalo |
| #243 Massachusetts | Worst Loss | #37 Michigan |
| 51 pts vs #275 Howard | Largest MOV | 45 pts vs #134 Marshall |
| 32 pts vs #7 Indiana | Largest MOD | 21 pts vs #22 Northwestern |
OTHER STATISTICS
Rutgers
Penn State
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 28.7 |
| 33.3 | Points Against | 18.9 |
| 32.3 | Home PPG | 35.8 |
| 33.3 | Home PA | 17 |
| 24 | Away PPG | 19.3 |
| 33.3 | Away PA | 21.3 |
| 33-20 | Opponent Record | 32-19 |
| 117.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 84.4 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | L 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Penn State
| Oct 24 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L14-42 | Oct 17 | at Michigan (4-3) | L18-21 |
| Oct 17 | at Maryland (2-5) | W37-30 | Oct 10 | vs Southern Cal (6-2) | L23-31 |
| Oct 3 | vs #7 Indiana (7-1) | L15-47 | Oct 2 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L13-34 |
| Sep 25 | vs Howard (4-4) | W58-7 | Sep 26 | vs #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | L20-24 |
| Sep 19 | vs Southern Cal (6-2) | L35-42 | Sep 19 | vs Buffalo (5-3) | W55-13 |
| Sep 11 | at Boston College (4-3) | L21-28 | Sep 12 | at Temple (2-5) | W27-9 |
| Sep 3 | vs Massachusetts (4-4) | L21-37 | Sep 5 | vs Marshall (4-3) | W45-0 |