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Nebraska

B1G · 2-0 · power +19.7 · #40
Our numberNEB -19.8 no book has priced this game

Rutgers

B1G · 0-2 · power +1.6 · #154
Our side
MoneylineNEB to win ours 16%
Projected score 37–17 NEB – RUTG
2026-11-14 · kickoff TBD SHI Stadium · Piscataway, NJ B1G game Early season

The books

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Series Nebraska lead 7–0 · 7 meetings since 1920
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Nebraska Cornhuskers 164 ranks
Nebraska Cornhuskers #93 rush offense Rutgers Scarlet Knights #257 run defense
Pass game edge Nebraska Cornhuskers 90 ranks
Nebraska Cornhuskers #146 pass offense Rutgers Scarlet Knights #236 pass defense
Run game edge Rutgers Scarlet Knights 90 ranks
Rutgers Scarlet Knights #141 rush offense Nebraska Cornhuskers #231 run defense
Pass game even 6 ranks apart
Rutgers Scarlet Knights #80 pass offense Nebraska Cornhuskers #86 pass defense
Nebraska Cornhuskers Balanced · 52% run Ball-control Rutgers Scarlet Knights Balanced · 50% run Avg pace
Matt Rhule · 58-46 Greg Schiano · 31-41 · offense-minded

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Nebraska Cornhuskers
RB Jamal Rule 210 rush yds · 3 TD · 2 rec #13 RB
WR Jacory Barney Jr. 13 rec · 175 yds · 2 TD #35 WR
WR Kwazi Gilmer 11 rec · 97 yds · 3 TD #60 WR
RB Mekhi Nelson 112 rush yds · 1 TD · 4 rec #49 RB
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
WR KJ Duff 17 rec · 333 yds · 5 TD #1 WR
LB Moses Walker 9 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #129 LB
RB Antwan Raymond 176 rush yds · 4 rec #112 RB
DB Jesse Ofurie 11 tkl · 1 PD #538 DB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Nebraska CornhuskersB1G +19.7 +14.2 +5.5 #40
Rutgers Scarlet KnightsB1G +1.6 +3.2 -1.6 #154

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Nebraska offense vs Rutgers defense+15.8 pts
Rutgers offense vs Nebraska defense-2.3 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 1,163 mi
Altitude · context only346 m lower than the visitor's home elevation

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.