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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights went 4-0 when laying points in 2025 and 1-7 when getting them. On the spread their season came out level at 6-6.

Favored, and not

Rutgers finished 5-7. Laying points: 4-0 on the scoreboard and 3-1 on the spread, the miss being the opener, 34-31 over Ohio at -15.5. Getting points: 1-7, and 3-5 on the spread. The upset was 27-24 at Purdue at +115.

The Knights at home, away, as favorite and as underdogHome (7)won 4 (57.1%)covered 4 of 7 (57.1%)Away (5)won 1 (20.0%)covered 2 of 5 (40.0%)Favorite (4)won 4 (100.0%)covered 3 of 4 (75.0%)Underdog (8)won 1 (12.5%)covered 3 of 8 (37.5%)50%
2025 regular season. Neutral-site games are in neither home nor away. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

The moneyline

Ten Rutgers games were priced. In the seven priced underdog games a unit on Rutgers lost 4.85; in the three priced favorite games it made 1.09. All told, 3.76 units down. Two of the underdog losses came at long prices: 10-56 against Oregon at +700 and 9-42 at Ohio State at +3500.

One unit on the Knights to win, every game0-3-2-1-3.76 unitsfirst gamelast game
Running total over 10 priced 2025 regular-season games, at the pre-game moneyline. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Six and six

The Scarlet Knights covered 4-3 at home and 2-3 on the road. The finale was a cover in defeat, 36-40 against Penn State getting 12.5.

The Knights 2025 regular season, game by game2025-08-28 v Ohio Bobcats 34-312025-09-06 v Miami (OH) RedHawks 45-172025-09-13 v Norfolk State Spartans 60-102025-09-19 v Iowa Hawkeyes 28-382025-09-27 at Minnesota Golden Gophers 28-312025-10-10 at Washington Huskies 19-382025-10-18 v Oregon Ducks 10-562025-10-25 at Purdue Boilermakers 27-242025-11-01 at Illinois Fighting Illini 13-352025-11-08 v Maryland Terrapins 35-202025-11-22 at Ohio State Buckeyes 9-422025-11-29 v Penn State Nittany Lions 36-40Wins above the line, losses below; bar length is the margincovered the spreaddid not cover0
5-7 in 12 games. Source: ESPN results and pre-game lines.

Points and the total

Rutgers gave up 31.83 points per game; 19 FBS defenses gave up more and one gave up the same. Seven Scarlet Knights games went over, six of them among the first seven played.

Questions and answers

How did Rutgers do as a favorite in 2025?

4-0 on the scoreboard and 3-1 on the spread.

How often did Rutgers cover in 2025?

Six times in 12: 4-3 at home, 2-3 away.

Do Rutgers games go over?

Seven did in 2025, six of them among the Scarlet Knights’ first seven games.

Past games

  1. Indiana at Rutgers · 3 OctOur number has Indiana by 13.9.
  2. USC at Rutgers · 19 SepThe USC vs Rutgers recap was a perfect example of why winning the game and covering the number are different jobs.

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