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Week 3 • September 13, 2025, 07:30 PM UTC
Norfolk State @ Rutgers
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -32
10 FINAL 60
2-0
Big Ten
Power Rank: 2.1

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Rutgers defeated Norfolk State 60–10 in a dominant performance.

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General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 03:30 PM EDT
Stadium: SHI Stadium
Capacity: 52,454
Elevation: 69 ft
HFA Rating: 2.1
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Rutgers +34.1
Prediction Markets Rutgers 97% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Clear

Clear

19.5°F

Wind Chill: 10.5°F
Wind: 6.9 mph SW
Gusts: 14.6 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 93%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Norfolk State (Away)

This Week: 270.9 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 812.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Rutgers (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 0.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line —
Total Points —
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Norfolk State -32
Rutgers 2.1
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 271 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: SHI Stadium
Capacity 52,454
Elevation 69 ft
Weather: Clear
Temperature 19.5°F
Wind Speed 6.9 mph
Your Line Rutgers +34.1
Implied Value —

What are the key factors for Norfolk State vs Rutgers?

Rutgers: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Norfolk State travels 271 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Rutgers won by 50 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at SHI Stadium?

At 19.5°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Norfolk State and Rutgers compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Rutgers (2.1) over Norfolk State (-32.0) by 34.1 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Rutgers brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.1). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

Where can I find more data on Norfolk State and Rutgers?

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Model & Methodology

Rutgers won this game.