Rutgers @ No. 24 Northwestern
10/24/2026, 4:00:00 PM · Peacock · 64° · Wind 4 mph · Cloudy · 14–42 F
Our pick Northwestern -15.5Covered by 12.5
Line movement
Home spread. Open -16.5 → now -15.5 · total 59.0
Books
| Book | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| DraftKings | -15.5 | 58.5 |
| Bovada | -15.5 | 59.0 |
Northwestern ML · Model 95% · Book 85% · value Northwestern
Rutgers travels 694 mi
Ratings matchup
OC Model projected score
Our pick Northwestern -15.5OC Spread Northwestern -21.0OC Total 57.55.5 pts vs market
RutgersPower ratingsNorthwestern
SP+Northwestern by 18.6
-4.9
13.7
FPINorthwestern by 17.9
-4.3
13.5
Elo (pts)Northwestern by 15.1
-5.3
9.8
CORENorthwestern by 27.4
-11.4
16.0
WEPANorthwestern by 22.2
-9.9
12.3
SRSNorthwestern by 21.9
-7.6
14.3
Game recap
| Metric | Rutgers | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | 0.333 | 0.571 |
| Explosiveness | 1.320 | 1.400 |
| Havoc | 0.143 | 0.222 |
| PPA | -0.217 | 0.468 |
| Field position | 75.500 | 66.200 |
Passing
- Aidan Chiles · Northwestern19/25 · 219 yds · 8.3 aDOT
- AJ Surace · Rutgers7/18 · 64 yds · 10.8 aDOT
- Sean Ashenfelder · Rutgers2/9 · 36 yds · 12.1 aDOT
