Week 13 •
SHI Stadium

Michigan State @ Rutgers , Week 13, Nov 28, 2026

2-3 Big Ten Power rating: -0.3
1-4 Big Ten Power rating: -8.1

Is there value in the Michigan State vs Rutgers line?

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MSU -5.7
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Michigan State (power rating: -0.3) carries a 7.8-point advantage over Rutgers (-8.1) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Rutgers's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9) narrows that gap at SHI Stadium. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Michigan State vs Rutgers at SHI Stadium?

The latest reading for SHI Stadium shows Clear, 58°F with winds of 14 mph. Gusts reaching 29 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. 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 Michigan State and Rutgers compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Michigan State (-0.3) over Rutgers (-8.1) by 7.8 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 modest home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 1.9). 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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Blue Chip makes this Michigan State -5.7. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of October 13, 2026 Preliminary

Clear

58°F

Rain8%
Precip0.00"
Humidity74%
Wind14 mph NW
Gusts29 mph
Snow chance0%
Wind map for Michigan State at Rutgers: aerial view of SHI Stadium, wind from the NW at 13.6 mph, gusting to 29.1 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 13
Kickoff (local)
12:00 AM EST
Venue
SHI Stadium
Capacity
52,454
Elevation
69 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Michigan StateAway RutgersHome
This week541 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game359 miles
Season total5,182 miles4,095 miles
Body clock00:0000:00
Rest7 days7 days

Michigan State travels 541 miles to this game, a moderate 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.