Week 12
Beaver Stadium

Rutgers @ Penn State , Week 12, Nov 21, 2026

0-0 Big Ten Power rating: -0.5
0-0 Big Ten Power rating: 19.5

Is there value in the Rutgers vs Penn State line?

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Blue Chip model
PSU -22.1
Edge
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Penn State (power rating: 19.5) holds a 20.0-point advantage over Rutgers (-0.5) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Penn State's home field adds 2.1 points to that advantage at Beaver Stadium. Beyond home field, nothing else applies here - rest, travel, elevation and weather all read neutral for this matchup. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Rutgers vs Penn State at Beaver Stadium?

The latest reading for Beaver Stadium shows Clear, 58°F with winds of 3 mph. Weather is not expected to be a meaningful factor in this game. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Rutgers and Penn State compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Penn State (19.5) over Rutgers (-0.5) by 20.0 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Penn State 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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Weather

Blue Chip makes this Penn State -22.1. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 29, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

58°F

Rain9%
Precip0.00"
Humidity78%
Wind3 mph NNW
Gusts15 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Rutgers at Penn State: aerial view of Beaver Stadium, wind from the NNW at 3.4 mph, gusting to 14.5 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 12
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EST
Venue
Beaver Stadium
Capacity
106,572
Elevation
1,178 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure RutgersAway Penn StateHome
This week179 miles0 miles
Last weekHome gameHome game
Season total3,916 miles6,438 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

Rutgers travels 179 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.