Southern Cal at Rutgers Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Southern Cal by 14.8
TOTAL POINTS
61
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Rutgers
Southern Cal 
|
69
D+
|
Overall |
89
B+
|
|
74
C
|
Power |
88
B+
|
|
77
C+
|
Offensive |
90
A-
|
|
69
D+
|
Defensive |
85
B
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
91
A-
|
|
69
D+
|
SoR (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
71
C-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
89
B+
|
RANKINGS
Rutgers
Southern Cal
| 106 #157 overall |
Overall | 35 #35 overall |
| 88 #90 overall |
Power | 40 #40 overall |
| 80 #81 overall |
Offensive | 32 #32 overall |
| 108 #110 overall |
Defensive | 50 #50 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
SoS (Current) | 36 #36 overall |
| 50 #50 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 29 #29 overall |
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Rutgers#10619%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Southern Cal 81%, Rutgers 19% at Rutgers.
Southern Cal's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 93% to 81% over the last 6 weeks.
Southern Cal's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 95% to 85% over the last 6 weeks.
Southern Cal's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 96% to 88% over the last 6 weeks.
Southern Cal favored
Rutgers favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Rutgers | Neutral | At Southern Cal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 1 | 74% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 2 | 91% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 3 | 93% | 95% | 96% |
| Wk 4 | 88% | 91% | 93% |
| Wk 5 | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Wk 6 | 82% | 86% | 89% |
| Wk 7 | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Wk 8 | 84% | 88% | 90% |
| Wk 9 | 81% | 85% | 88% |
RECORDS
Rutgers
Southern Cal
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
2-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Southern Cal
| #173 Maryland | Best Win | #69 Washington |
| #243 Massachusetts | Worst Loss | #31 Oregon |
| 51 pts vs #275 Howard | Largest MOV | 39 pts vs #122 Fresno St |
| 32 pts vs #7 Indiana | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #25 Wisconsin |
OTHER STATISTICS
Rutgers
Southern Cal
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 32.8 |
| 33.3 | Points Against | 25 |
| 32.3 | Home PPG | 36.4 |
| 33.3 | Home PA | 23.6 |
| 24 | Away PPG | 26.7 |
| 33.3 | Away PA | 27.3 |
| 33-20 | Opponent Record | 31-27 |
| 117.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 96.1 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Southern Cal
| Oct 24 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L14-42 | Oct 24 | at #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | L7-24 |
| Oct 17 | at Maryland (2-5) | W37-30 | Oct 10 | at Penn State (3-4) | W31-23 |
| Oct 3 | vs #7 Indiana (7-1) | L15-47 | Oct 3 | vs Washington (4-3) | W25-21 |
| Sep 25 | vs Howard (4-4) | W58-7 | Sep 26 | vs Oregon (4-3) | L27-41 |
| Sep 19 | vs Southern Cal (6-2) | L35-42 | Sep 19 | at Rutgers (2-5) | W42-35 |
| Sep 11 | at Boston College (4-3) | L21-28 | Sep 12 | vs Louisiana-Lafayette (5-3) | W49-30 |
| Sep 3 | vs Massachusetts (4-4) | L21-37 | Sep 4 | vs Fresno St (4-3) | W39-0 |