Week 9 • October 25, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC
3-4
Big Ten
Power Rank: 4.7
27 FINAL 24
2-5
Big Ten
Power Rank: -0.5
Rutgers covered by 0.5 | Game went Under by 8.5

Rutgers defeated Purdue 27–24 in a nail-biter.

Rutgers @ Purdue Preview

General Information

Week: Week 9
Kick Off (at stadium): 12:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity: 61,441
Elevation: 663 ft
HFA Rating: 2.1
Playing Surface: Grass

Betting Information

Spread Rutgers -2.5
Total (O/U) 59.5
Expected Score RUTG 31.0 - 28.5 PUR
Power Rank Implied Line Rutgers +5.2

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Moderate snow

Moderate snow

29.0°F

Wind Chill: 20.3°F
Wind: 9.8 mph W
Gusts: 13.4 mph
Precipitation: 0.03"
Humidity: 92%
Rain Chance: 100%
Snow Chance: 79%

Travel & Rest

Rutgers (Away)

This Week: 655.7 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 7439.3 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 7

Purdue (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: 237.5 miles
Season Total: 1322.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line Rutgers -2.5
Total Points 59.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Rutgers 4.7
Purdue -0.5
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 656 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Ross-Ade Stadium
Capacity 61,441
Elevation 663 ft
Weather: Moderate snow
Temperature 29.0°F
Wind Speed 9.8 mph
Your Line Purdue -5.2
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Rutgers vs Purdue?

Rutgers: Key Factors

Purdue: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Rutgers travels 656 miles to this game, a moderate road trip.

Rutgers won by 3 in a nail-biter.

Rutgers covered the spread, covering narrowly.

The total went Under by 8.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Ross-Ade Stadium?

At 29.0°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.

Precipitation chance is 100%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

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 Rutgers and Purdue compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Rutgers (4.7) over Purdue (-0.5) by 5.2 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Purdue faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Purdue 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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Rutgers won and Rutgers covered the spread.