Michigan St at Rutgers Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Michigan St by 11.31
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Rutgers
Michigan St 
|
69
D+
|
Overall |
76
C
|
|
74
C
|
Power |
85
B
|
|
77
C+
|
Offensive |
82
B-
|
|
69
D+
|
Defensive |
88
B+
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
96
A
|
|
69
D+
|
SoR (Current) |
76
C
|
|
71
C-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
80
B-
|
RANKINGS
Rutgers
Michigan St
| 106 #157 overall |
Overall | 81 #98 overall |
| 88 #90 overall |
Power | 50 #50 overall |
| 80 #81 overall |
Offensive | 62 #62 overall |
| 108 #110 overall |
Defensive | 39 #39 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
SoS (Current) | 4 #4 overall |
| 50 #50 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 10 #10 overall |
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Rutgers#10625%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Michigan St 75%, Rutgers 25% at Rutgers.
Michigan St's win probability against Rutgers has swung between 72% and 82% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 75% now.
Michigan St's win probability against Rutgers has swung between 77% and 86% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 79% now.
Michigan St's win probability against Rutgers has swung between 81% and 89% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 83% now.
Michigan St favored
Rutgers favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Rutgers | Neutral | At Michigan St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 43% | 49% | 55% |
| Wk 1 | 43% | 49% | 56% |
| Wk 2 | 64% | 70% | 75% |
| Wk 3 | 77% | 82% | 85% |
| Wk 4 | 82% | 86% | 89% |
| Wk 5 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| Wk 6 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 7 | 76% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 8 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 9 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
RECORDS
Rutgers
Michigan St
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Overall |
2-6 (25%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
2-3 (40%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
0-3 (0%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-4 (0%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
1-6 (14.3%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
0-5 (0%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Michigan St
| #173 Maryland | Best Win | #61 Toledo |
| #243 Massachusetts | Worst Loss | #40 Illinois |
| 51 pts vs #275 Howard | Largest MOV | 28 pts vs #188 Eastern Michigan |
| 32 pts vs #7 Indiana | Largest MOD | 28 pts vs #25 Wisconsin |
OTHER STATISTICS
Rutgers
Michigan St
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 19.9 |
| 33.3 | Points Against | 25.8 |
| 32.3 | Home PPG | 27.2 |
| 33.3 | Home PA | 24 |
| 24 | Away PPG | 7.7 |
| 33.3 | Away PA | 28.7 |
| 33-20 | Opponent Record | 43-16 |
| 117.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 48 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | L 6 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 6 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Michigan St
| Oct 24 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L14-42 | Oct 24 | at #2 UCLA (7-0) | L10-28 |
| Oct 17 | at Maryland (2-5) | W37-30 | Oct 17 | vs #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L21-24 |
| Oct 3 | vs #7 Indiana (7-1) | L15-47 | Oct 10 | vs Illinois (4-3) | L37-38 |
| Sep 25 | vs Howard (4-4) | W58-7 | Oct 3 | at #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | L3-31 |
| Sep 19 | vs Southern Cal (6-2) | L35-42 | Sep 26 | vs Nebraska (5-2) | L13-31 |
| Sep 11 | at Boston College (4-3) | L21-28 | Sep 19 | at #10 Notre Dame (6-1) | L10-27 |
| Sep 3 | vs Massachusetts (4-4) | L21-37 | Sep 12 | vs Eastern Michigan (4-5) | W35-7 |