Week 8 • October 18, 2025, 10:30 PM UTC
5-1
Big Ten
Power Rank: 26.3
56 FINAL 10
3-3
Big Ten
Power Rank: 4.3
Oregon covered by 28.5 | Game went Over by 5.5

Oregon defeated Rutgers 56–10 in a dominant performance.

Oregon @ Rutgers Preview

General Information

Week: Week 8
Kick Off (at stadium): 06:30 PM EDT
Stadium: SHI Stadium
Capacity: 52,454
Elevation: 69 ft
HFA Rating: 2.1
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Oregon -17.5
Total (O/U) 60.5
Expected Score ORE 39.0 - 21.5 RUTG
Power Rank Implied Line Oregon +22.0
Prediction Markets Oregon 88% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Mist

Mist

14.4°F

Wind Chill: 6.0°F
Wind: 5.1 mph WSW
Gusts: 10.8 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 94%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Oregon (Away)

This Week: 2466.7 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 11121.7 miles
Body Clock Time: 15:30
Rest Days: 7

Rutgers (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 4783.2 miles
Season Total: 6783.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 18:30
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Oregon -17.5
Total Points 60.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Oregon 26.3
Rutgers 4.3
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 2467 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: SHI Stadium
Capacity 52,454
Elevation 69 ft
Weather: Mist
Temperature 14.4°F
Wind Speed 5.1 mph
Your Line Rutgers -22.0
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Oregon vs Rutgers?

Oregon: Key Factors

Rutgers: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Oregon travels 2,467 miles to this game, a cross-country trip.

Oregon arrives with a 3-hour body clock disadvantage.

Oregon won by 46 in a dominant performance.

Oregon covered the spread, covering the spread comfortably.

The total went Over by 5.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at SHI Stadium?

At 14.4°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 Oregon and Rutgers compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Oregon (26.3) over Rutgers (4.3) by 22.0 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Rutgers faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. 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.

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Oregon won and Oregon covered the spread.