Indiana at Rutgers Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

No. 5 Indiana visits Rutgers on Saturday 3 October, at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, with kickoff at 8:00 PM ET. Rankings are from the AP poll for week 4.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before kickoff.

The two teams in 2026, through 23 September

Indiana is 3-0 this season. Most recently it beat Western Kentucky 38-0 at home on 19 September. It has scored 48.3 points a game and allowed 5.3.

Rutgers is 0-3 this season, 0-1 in the Big Ten Conference. Most recently it lost to USC 42-35 at home on 19 September. It has scored 25.7 points a game and allowed 35.7.

Last season

Indiana went 16-0 in 2025, scoring 41.6 points a game and allowing 11.7. Its season ended with a win against Miami, 27-21.

Rutgers went 5-7 in 2025, scoring 28.7 points a game and allowing 31.8.

The early line

No line was posted when this page was written. The full prediction adds it.

The teams

The Indiana Hoosiers and Rutgers Scarlet Knights team pages hold both schedules and last season’s results. Every game this week is on our college football predictions page.

Indiana at Rutgers, Saturday 3 October, 8:00 PM ET, at SHI Stadium in Piscataway. Results: ESPN, read 24 September 2026. Rankings: 2026 NCAA Football Rankings – AP Poll Week 4.