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Rutgers vs Penn State Prediction

Overall: venue ignored · using games through Oct 31, 2026

Our pick

Our pick: Penn State, 89% to win · projected 20–37

Our rankings

Penn State 89%

Rutgers #131 vs Penn State #48 in our rankings (network centrality).

Common opponents

Penn State 61%

Penn State by 3.3 points here, from 3 comparisons.

Efficiency

Penn State 94%

Projected Rutgers 20, Penn State 37 from opponent-adjusted points scored and allowed.

Rutgers and Penn State common opponents · 3

Against the same teams: Rutgers went 0–3, Penn State went 0–3. The edge compares average margins, as played.

OpponentRutgersPenn StateEdge
Northwestern L 14–42 away, Oct 24 L 13–34 away, Oct 2 PSU +7.0
Michigan L 21–28 home, Oct 31 L 18–21 away, Oct 17 PSU +4.0
USC L 35–42 home, Sep 19 L 23–31 home, Oct 10 RUTG +1.0